English Explanatory Dictionary

morally

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In terms of morals or ethics.
  2. In keeping of requirements of morality.
  3. To all intents and purposes; practically.
  4. Used to clarify that a statement is made in analogy, and every detail may not be strictly true.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔɹəli/ /ˈmɒɹəli/ /ˈmɑɹəli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-morally.wav

Word forms

morally more morally most morally

Etymology

From Middle English morali, moralli, morally, equivalent to moral + -ly.

Synonyms

decently modestly righteously becomingly chastely continently correctly decorously deservingly dutifully duteously meritoriously morally nobly rightly right-mindedly virtuously worthily

Antonyms

immorally

Related words

ethically amorally

Derived words

morally bankrupt

Translations

Catalan: moralment Finnish: moraalisesti Galician: moralmente German: moralisch Greek: ηθικά Hungarian: morálisan Polish: moralnie Portuguese: moralmente Russian: мора́льно Spanish: moralmente Swedish: moraliskt
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