saintly
1Saintly — Saint ly, a. [Compar. {Saintlier}; superl. {Saintliest}.] Like a saint; becoming a holy person. [1913 Webster] So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
2saintly — index laudable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3saintly — [adj] good, righteous angelic, beatific, blameless, blessed, devout, divine, god fearing, godly, holy, pious, pure, religious, sainted, saintlike, seraph, sinless, upright, upstanding, virtuous, worthy; concept 404 Ant. bad, sinful, unholy,… …
4saintly — [sānt′lē] adj. saintlier, saintliest of, like, or suitable for a saint saintliness n …
5Saintly — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Saintly caption = sire = Sky Chase grandsire = Star Way dam = All Grace damsire = Sir Tristram sex = Gelding foaled = 1992 country = Australia colour = Chestnut breeder = Bart Cummings owner = Bart… …
6saintly — [[t]se͟ɪntli[/t]] ADJ GRADED A saintly person behaves in a very good or very holy way. ...his saintly mother... She has been saintly in her self restraint. Derived words: saintliness [[t]se͟ɪntlɪnəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT They were praised for their… …
7saintly — UK [ˈseɪntlɪ] / US adjective Word forms saintly : adjective saintly comparative saintlier superlative saintliest very good, or holy Derived word: saintliness noun uncountable …
8saintly — saintliness, n. /saynt lee/, adj., saintlier, saintliest. pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives. [1650 60; SAINT + LY] * * * …
9saintly — adjective holy, characteristic of a saint Sophie led a saintly life. Syn: holy, pious …
10saintly — saint|ly [ˈseıntli] adj completely good and honest, with no faults ▪ She led a saintly and blameless life. >saintliness n [U] …
