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rectitude

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/Part of speech nounSorted cdeeirttuStarts with REnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

Word origin

From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”).

Used in a sentence

  • A consciousness of rectitude can be a terrible thing, and in those days I didn't just think that I was right: I thought that “we” (our group of International Socialists in particular) were being damn well proved right.
  • “Sit with her all night if we have to,” Syd affirms with strenuous rectitude.

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