righteous
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But when she realizes Iago has slandered Desdemona she turns into an enraged lioness, roundly exposing and condemning him—and Othello—with righteous fury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"Our righteous anger is overwhelming, compounded by your total lack of remorse," she told Stokoe.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I think giving them, as well as green card holders and others with papers, a chance to participate in elections is a righteous idea.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
So much of contemporary literature reads like a tortured attempt to negotiate between the irreconcilable positions of righteous expression and guilty silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"Stannis Baratheon is too bloody righteous to buy men. Nor would he make a comfortable lord for the likes of Petyr. This war has made for some queer bedfellows, I agree, but those two? No."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing righteous
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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