righteous

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs//
//ˈɹaɪtjəs//
//ˈɹaɪti.əs//

Free from sin or guilt.

adjective

1
Free from sin or guilt.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.
2
Moral and virtuous, perhaps to the point of sanctimony.
Human beings should take a righteous path, and so should art. We should promote kindness and beauty through art.
3
Justified morally.
righteous indignation
4
slangAwesome; great.
The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.
He sold me a bulging paper sack full of Cambodian Red for two dolla' MPC. A strange experience, copping from a kid, but it was righteous weed.
Tonight the kids will go out and party down in a more righteous mode. Alcohol and not a few tabs of X will be ingested. Club music will throb through big speakers.
5
slangMajor; large; significant.
He found Richard in one piece near a large circular container, thankfully, staring at a righteous mess of blood and gore.

Etymology

From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from Middle English rightwise, rightwis, from Old English rihtwīs (“righteous, just”), corresponding to right + -wise (with assimilation of second element to -ous), or to right + wise (“way, manner”). Cognate with Scots richtwis (“righteous”), Old High German rehtwīsic (“righteous, just”), Icelandic réttvíss (“righteous, just”). Compare also thefteous, mighteous.

verb

1
To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.
Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.

Forms

comparative: more righteous
superlative: most righteous
past tense: righteoused
past participle: righteoused
present participle: righteousing
third person singular: righteouses

right · Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the…Right · The political right wing seen as a whole, as distinguished…right-hand · Of, relating to, or located on the right.

righteous · Free from sin or guilt.

righteousness · The quality or state of being righteous.rightful · By right; by law.rightfully · In accordance with what is right or just.

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