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My 2p worth ...
Obviously since adjectival forms of integrity have been tried and found wanting, the language simply doesn't feel it needs the form. After all, we have serendipity (same final syllable) and serendipitous as an adjectival form, so integritous would seem to fit the word formation rule. But it's not used, and gawd knows, we're not behindhand in grabbing words where there's a need for them. Or even where there's not, for that matter.
So clearly it's neither needed nor wanted. And I'm not sure that anyone seeing integritous would necessarily understand what it means except, of course, if the meaning was as plain as the nose on your face from the context alone.
I don't recommend using it if you want your prose to have clarity.
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>I don't recommend using it if you want your prose to have clarity. Careful, CapK, people smight start talking if you agree with me too often 
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Ah well, I suppose a little knowledge has always been a dangerous thing, hmmm?
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I don't recommend using it if you want your prose to have clarity.That would then be clarititous prose?  sjm, are you and CK engaged, yet?
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>sjm, are you and CK engaged, yet?
Always - engaged in mortal combat, to be the Zildest poster here.
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Always - engaged in mortal combat, to be the Zildest poster here.Ooh, ooh! Can I try for third place?  Better yet would be nestled snugly in between you two...[dreamy sigh]
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Always - engaged in mortal combat, to be the Zildest poster here.Get your adjectives right, sjm. If you mean "the most Zildian poster", then the superlative adjectival form of Zild should be Zildiest. 
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>the superlative adjectival form of Zild should be Zildiest.
Yeah, I thought of that, but it just sounded too silly.
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Yeah, I thought of that, but it just sounded too silly. sjm
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That's enough from the cheap seats, WordWangler ...
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