virtuous
VUR-choo-usadjMeaning having high moral standards; good
Memory hook VIR-TU-OUS: VERY TRUE and good. Sir Omar keeps every promise, shares his bread and never tells a lie: he is very true and very good. He is virtuous.
The virtuous shopkeeper returned the lost wallet with every dollar still inside.
In context The knight was virtuous in every way that mattered: he kept his promises, shared his food with strangers and never took credit for another’s deed.
Similar good, moral, upright, honorable
Opposite wicked, corrupt, immoral
From Latin virtus, “excellence, goodness, courage.”