单词	righteous
释义	righteousright‧eous /ˈraɪtʃəs/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINrighteous Origin: Old English rihtwis, from riht ‘right’ (noun) + wis ‘wise’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a righteous dude No matter how good and righteous you think your cause is, you cannot break the law. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Burgess' illegal use of alcohol ran afoul of the code, a point the righteous Karnaugh was quite eager to make. Desperately he tried to relight the fires of righteous indignation. His anger at her rejection was the vicious, righteous anger of one who felt betrayed. I have seen eating obsessions up close before, but never one with such a strong sense of righteous healthiness. The Comintern expressed righteous indignation at such an attack, although eighteen months later it tacitly accepted all these points. There was much stamping of ministerial feet, but, sadly, this show of righteous indignation led to very little action. Who among us is so righteous that a sane society would entrust her with the power to obliterate a city? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► righteous anger often disapproving (=anger felt when you think something should not be allowed to happen)· The speech was full of righteous anger against the West. ► righteous indignation  He stormed into her office, full of righteous indignation. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► anger · His anger at her rejection was the vicious, righteous anger of one who felt betrayed.· Her righteous anger moved him, filled him with a weird sense of shame that jarred him.· However, the milkman resolved not to let the fact that he had been back to sleep diminish his righteous anger.· The great goddess Nemesis, which means righteous anger, undertook to bring this about.· What most of us fear is the righteous anger of the under privileged.· A look of despair, of righteous anger came over his face. ► indignation · Suddenly it was not the sunlight that made Polly glow but righteous indignation.· Desperately he tried to relight the fires of righteous indignation.· The Comintern expressed righteous indignation at such an attack, although eighteen months later it tacitly accepted all these points.· I loved the little note of righteous indignation.· He asked with no malice, with no thoughts of righteous indignation and she sensed this and answered his questions.· There was much stamping of ministerial feet, but, sadly, this show of righteous indignation led to very little action.· Farmers, full of righteous indignation, were insulted that their professionalism should be questioned. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► righteous indignation/anger etc Desperately he tried to relight the fires of righteous indignation. He asked with no malice, with no thoughts of righteous indignation and she sensed this and answered his questions. Her righteous anger moved him, filled him with a weird sense of shame that jarred him. His anger at her rejection was the vicious, righteous anger of one who felt betrayed. I loved the little note of righteous indignation. Suddenly it was not the sunlight that made Polly glow but righteous indignation. The Comintern expressed righteous indignation at such an attack, although eighteen months later it tacitly accepted all these points. The great goddess Nemesis, which means righteous anger, undertook to bring this about. Word family WORD FAMILYadverbrightrightlyrightfullyrigheouslyrighteousnessnounrightrightnessrightsrighteousnessadjectiverightrighteousrightfulverbright 1righteous indignation/anger etc strong feelings of anger when you think a situation is not morally right or fair:  He was full of righteous indignation about the attack.2formal morally good and fair:  a righteous God—righteously adverb—righteousness noun [uncountable] → self-righteous
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