righteously
With moral justification
Righteously describes acting in accordance with moral principles or with justified conviction.
Someone who righteously refuses to cheat does so from genuine ethical commitment.
The word can also describe self-satisfied moral certainty: He righteously lectured everyone about their carbon footprints.
Righteous anger is morally justified indignation: She righteously called out the hypocrisy.
Regarding ethical principles
- ethicallyWith moral correctness
- honorablyWith ethical conduct
- noblyIn an honorable manner
- uprightlyWith moral correctness
purely · piously · devoutly · saintly · chastely · blamelessly · innocently · irreproachably
Moderately or equitably
- equitablyIn a fair manner
- impartiallyWithout taking sides
- lawfullyIn legal compliance
- legitimatelyIn a valid way
justly · properly · correctly · rightly · duly · deservedly · fittingly · appropriately
morally
Regarding ethical principles
uprightly · purely · piously · devoutly · saintly · chastely · blamelessly · innocently · irreproachably · meritoriously
fairly
Moderately or equitably
- equitablyIn a fair manner
- impartiallyWithout taking sides
- lawfullyIn legal compliance
legitimately · justly · properly · correctly · rightly · duly · deservedly · fittingly · appropriately · suitably
outraged
Extremely angry, affronted
irate · seething · fuming · livid · affronted · aggrieved · resentful · scornful · offended · provoked
- devout adverbsdevoutly, piously, reverently, religiously, faithfully
righteouslywickedly
In an evil manner
sinfully · evilly · immorally · unrighteously · villainously
righteouslyunjustly
Without legitimate cause
wrongly · unfairly · falsely · incorrectly · illegitimately
righteouslyimpurely
In corrupted manner
sinfully · indecently · lewdly · lasciviously · obscenely
- The Righteous Brothers
- righteous indignationAnger at perceived wrongdoing
- righteous angerOutrage at moral wrongs
- Righteous Brothers1960s soul vocal pair
- righteous pathMorally correct course of action
- righteous deedsMorally upright behavior
righteous, righteousness, unrighteous, self-righteous, unrighteousness, self-righteousness