Missing Words?

[nq:1]"He is a man of integrity. He is an man." I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think there is no adjective that derives from the word integrity. If so, it's a missing word. Am I right?[/nq]
Shall we coin "integritous"?

Skitt (in SF Bay Area) http://www.geocities.com/opus731

Skitt had an interesting idea. Tell them about it, won't you?
[nq:2]"He is a man of integrity. He is an ... integrity. If so, it's a missing word. Am I right?[/nq]
[nq:1]Shall we coin "integritous"?[/nq]
We don't have to...my boss's boss already uses "integrite" (which Google tells me is some kind of moisturizing lotion, but he's probably not aware of that)...when I could still get to

[nq:2]"He is a man of integrity. He is an ... integrity. If so, it's a missing word. Am I right?[/nq]
[nq:1]Shall we coin "integritous"?[/nq]
OED has integrious, integritive and integrous, albeit they are rare and/or obsolete. But if a need has arisen ..

John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:1]"He is a man of integrity. He is an man." I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think ... the word integrity. If so, it's a missing word. Am I right? What other missing words can you think of?[/nq]
"upright" is the missing word
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[nq:2]"He is a man of integrity. He is an ... integrity. If so, it's a missing word. Am I right?[/nq]
[nq:1]Shall we coin "integritous"?[/nq]
What's wrong with "integral"? It's easier to spell.

Ray Heindl
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[nq:2]Shall we coin "integritous"?[/nq]
[nq:1]What's wrong with "integral"? It's easier to spell.[/nq]
But that's already taken by another concept with a quite different meaning.
Skitt (in SF Bay Area) http://www.geocities.com/opus731/ I speak English well I learn it fro

[nq:1]"He is a man of integrity. He is an man." I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think there is no adjective that derives from the word integrity.[/nq]
Integral.
[nq:1]If so, it's a missing word.[/nq]
Not in this case, I think.
[nq:1]What other missing words can you think of?[/nq]
Honourable.

I think you're missing the point. I was not looking for adjectives to describe people with integrity. There are plenty of those.

Nor was I looking for an adjective that derives from integrity that has any meaning. There are a few of those. Integral is one.

What I was looking for was an adjective that derives from integrity that describes people with integrity. And other po

Then get used to the idea that there are none, zero, zilch such adjectives.

If there is any consolation for you, "integrity" is not the only noun defective of adjectival forms.
Life is tough and you must understand that you don't always get what you want.

[nq:1]Then get used to the idea that there are none, zero, zilch such adjectives. If there is any consolation for ... noun defective of adjectival forms. Life is tough and you must understand that you don't always get what you want.[/nq]
PLEASE!
You seem to think I am unhappy or frustrated with this. I'm not. I never said I was.
You are misinterpreting totally the spirit and letter of