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
  • And yet something about her pious active listening face really gets to Urs.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Paxton, pious to the end, responds by talking about the Great Prayer Experiment, a (very real) series of studies that sought to test whether prayer has any tangible healing impact — and conclusively found there to be not.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 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
  • More than family, my poor roommates at the time got the worst of my newfound sanctimonious zeal.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Others need police escorts off college campuses or get shouted down by sanctimonious mobs.
    Mary Riley, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of sanctimonious
Adjective
  • The heart, for example, contains an internal network of neurons that can regulate electrical and mechanical activity even when the organ has been removed from the body.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • With vehicles evolving from mechanical machines to complex technological platforms equipped with advanced software and connectivity features, collaboration between automotive manufacturers and technology firms is essential.
    Amaan Kazi, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mechanical
Adjective
  • And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • If an organization’s culture is aspirational rather than lived and practiced, the result is often a hypocritical, inauthentic hiring experience.
    Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • Here’s who reimagined the character as a clever but underestimated woman Sept. 5, 2024 Bates has particularly relished the opportunity to play the double life of her character, who is constantly three steps ahead of those around her.
    Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Levinson family Levinson, who lives in Mantua, N.J,, is cancer-free after a year of treatment that included chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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
  • While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 4 Dec. 2024
  • An over-fluffed tree can look unnatural and disfigure the branches and branch ends of your tree.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of unnatural
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