probity
integrity and uprightness; honesty.
Origin of probity
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- probity , propriety
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How to use probity in a sentence
Nodding agreement, the other official dubbed the burst of probity around tax cuts “a newfound religion” for the GOP.
Obama Unleashes Major Campaign to Extend the Payroll Tax Cut | Eleanor Clift | December 1, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTBut it clearly would have cast those shadows over the question of her general judgment and probity.
Does Mr Carnegie vouch for the probity of all his colleagues?
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyYet Cond himself, shortly before the flight from Noyers, expressed himself in strikingly confident terms as to Tavannes's probity.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdThe rigid and scrupulous honor, the spotless decorum, the unshaken probity, were all devices to win public confidence and esteem.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James Lever
Her brother succeeded to the trade; a man of probity and honour, but somewhat hard and unamiable.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonI thanked him, acknowledged his probity, and offered him part of my goods as a present, which he generously refused.
The Arabian Nights | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for probity
/ (ˈprəʊbɪtɪ) /
confirmed integrity; uprightness
Origin of probity
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