What does piously mean?
Piously means in a pious manner.
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/ˈpaɪəsli/ · adverb
in a pious manner.
it is a marvel that any man, virtuously and piously disposed, should be so partially and zealously affected in a cause that has neither truth nor any honest usefulness in it.
...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled, an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.
The king seals his faith in Cranmer with what is piously not quite an oath (a more Henrician than Protestant one): 'God's blest mother, | I swear he is true-hearted' (154–5).
Use piously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Piously means in a pious manner.
Common synonyms include devoutly.
Possible antonyms include impiously.
it is a marvel that any man, virtuously and piously disposed, should be so partially and zealously affected in a cause that has neither truth nor any honest usefulness in it.
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