All 3 Uses of
righteous
in
And Then There Were None
- Enveloped in an aura of righteousness and unyielding principles, Miss Brent sat in her crowded third-class carriage and triumphed over its discomfort and its heat.
p. 7..7 *righteousness = morally correct behavior
- And Emily Brent, placid and righteous, sat knitting.
p. 115..6righteous = feeling virtuous
- Blore said: "Hearts as hard as flints, these righteous spinsters!"
p. 182..4righteous = feeling morally superior
Definition:
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(righteous as in: a righteous cause) morally correct; or morally justified
or:
acting or feeling morally superior -- especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")