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# piously

adverb

«piously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Piously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piously/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a character speaks or acts with a holy air, sometimes to seem more good than they are

### Examples

- "Riches come from Ram," he said piously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piously/#x1)
- The robber said piously, "May the gods protect my going." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piously/#x2)
- She piously accepted what the gods wished for her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piously/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «piously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«piously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piously.html) on Mova free.