rectitudinous

adjective

Definition of rectitudinousnext
as in pious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectitudinous
  1. pious
  2. moralistic
  3. sanctimonious
  4. mechanical
  5. hypocritical
  6. double
  7. pharisaical
  8. unnatural
Adjective
  • The pious townspeople eat food for sustenance, not enjoyment, and for over a decade Babette dutifully prepares a rather drab-looking bread soup for the sisters, per their instructions.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And yet something about her pious active listening face really gets to Urs.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of pious
Adjective
  • And understanding that pleasure and pain relief are not necessarily joined at the hip might help the rest of us be less moralistic about adversity in everyday life.
    Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
  • As if predicting this kind of encounter, Kyunghee is moralistic about Sunja’s decision to let Mozasu work in what is seen as an ignoble business, the haunt of gangsters and ne’er-do-wellers.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of moralistic
Adjective
  • The league, however, does not consider alcohol a performance enhancer, and only the most sanctimonious of voters would hold those challenges against him.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • If secular voters—or even those who think the place for expressions of faith are better served in a sanctuary than a Nashville convention hall—stopped rewarding such trolling, perhaps the sanctimonious performance art would stop.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 June 2024
Definition of sanctimonious
Adjective
  • Will a mechanical dispenser be any more precise than standard teaspoons?
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
  • There is something about mechanical complexity, even for its own sake, that just makes some collectors swoon, and just about no complications is as superfluous today as the tourbillon.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of mechanical
Adjective
  • Jamie Bernstein considers the attitude hypocritical.
    Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There are several moments in which Stewart comes off as hypocritical and lacking self-awareness.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • The latest double setback for Trump's plans come as the dispute threatens to turn into an open diplomatic row between the U.S. and NATO ally Denmark once the Republican is inaugurated as president for the second time on January 20.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • An unexpected gift One Wish Book story was a double bonus for two clients from the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of double
Adjective
  • Lists are no substitute for criticism, but those who take them as inimical to criticism are pharisaical.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
  • David and Samuel explore the U.S. energy sector and evaluate what the future holds in an ESG landscape that has done its very best to bring economic incoherence to its pharisaical agenda.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 16 Jan. 2022
Definition of pharisaical
Adjective
  • Labeling something so personal feels almost unnatural.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
  • While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of unnatural
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