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piously
01
in a way that shows religious devotion, reverence, or dutifulness toward religious practices and beliefs
Examples
She piously recited her evening prayers before bed.
02
in a morally upright or self-righteous way, often with an insincere or hypocritical undertone
DisapprovingExamples
He piously claimed to care about the poor, yet did nothing to help them.
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