piously
01
fromt, andäktigt
in a way that shows religious devotion, reverence, or dutifulness toward religious practices and beliefs
Exempel
She piously recited her evening prayers before bed.
Hon reciterade fromt sina kvällsböner innan läggdags.
The monk walked piously through the temple, eyes lowered in humility.
Munken gick fromt genom templet, med ögonen sänkta i ödmjukhet.
02
fromt, med skenhelig fromhet
in a morally upright or self-righteous way, often with an insincere or hypocritical undertone
DisapprovingExempel
He piously claimed to care about the poor, yet did nothing to help them.
Han påstod fromt att han brydde sig om de fattiga, men gjorde ingenting för att hjälpa dem.
They spoke piously about virtue while engaging in corrupt dealings.
De talade fromt om dygd medan de var inblandade i korrupta affärer.
Lexikalt Träd
impiously
piously
pious
