How to pronounce righteous
American English pronunciation
RY-chus
- IPA
- /ˈɹaɪtʃəs/
- Syllables
- RY · chus (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What righteous means
Morally in the right, and sometimes smug about it
In a sentence: He gave a righteous speech about sharing, then kept the last cookie.
Where it comes from: It began as "rightwise," meaning right in the way you live, and changed to end like other "-ous" words.
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