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righteous
English
Alternative forms
- rightuous, rightwise (obsolete)
Etymology
From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from Middle English rightwise, rightwis, from Old English rihtw?s (“righteous, just, right, justifiable”), 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 rehtw?sic (“righteous, just”), Icelandic réttvíss (“righteous, just”). Compare also thefteous, mighteous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a?t??s/
- Rhymes: -a?t??s
Adjective
righteous (comparative more righteous, superlative most righteous)
- Free from sin or guilt.
- Moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimonious.
- Justified morally.
- righteous indignation
- (slang, US) Awesome; great.
- 1995, Norman L. Russell, Doug Grad, Suicide Charlie: A Vietnam War Story (page 191)
- 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.
- 1995, Norman L. Russell, Doug Grad, Suicide Charlie: A Vietnam War Story (page 191)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
righteous (third-person singular simple present righteouses, present participle righteousing, simple past and past participle righteoused)
- To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 101:
- Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 101:
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estimable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French estimable.
Adjective
estimable (comparative more estimable, superlative most estimable)
- Worthy of esteem; admirable.
- 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 22:
- Mr. March told . . . how devoted Brooke had been, and how he was altogether a most estimable and upright young man.
- 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, ch. 22:
- (archaic) Valuable.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, scene 3:
- A pound of man's flesh taken from a man
- Is not so estimable, profitable neither,
- As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 1, scene 3:
- Capable of being estimated; estimatable.
- 1928, Louis Kahlenberg and Norbert Barwasser, "On the time of Absorption and Excretion of Boric Acid in Man," Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 79, iss. 2, page 406:
- After this time boric acid is always present in estimable amounts.
- 1928, Louis Kahlenberg and Norbert Barwasser, "On the time of Absorption and Excretion of Boric Acid in Man," Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 79, iss. 2, page 406:
Further reading
- estimable at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
From estimer +? -able
Adjective
estimable (plural estimables)
- estimable, creditable
- esteemed
Further reading
- “estimable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Adjective
estimable (plural estimables)
- esteemed, admirable
- estimable (capable of being estimated)
Related terms
- estimado
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