morally
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| —adj | |
| 1. | concerned with or relating to human behaviour, esp the distinction between good and bad or right and wrong behaviour: moral sense |
| 2. | adhering to conventionally accepted standards of conduct |
| 3. | based on a sense of right and wrong according to conscience: moral courage; moral law |
| 4. | having psychological rather than tangible effects: moral support |
| 5. | having the effects but not the appearance of (victory or defeat): a moral victory; a moral defeat |
| 6. | having a strong probability: a moral certainty |
| 7. | law (of evidence, etc) based on a knowledge of the tendencies of human nature |
| —n | |
| 8. | the lesson to be obtained from a fable or event: point the moral |
| 9. | a concise truth; maxim |
| 10. | (plural) principles of behaviour in accordance with standards of right and wrong |
| [C14: from Latin mōrālis relating to morals or customs, from mōs custom] | |
| 'morally | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
But the flip side is this theologically and morally unhealthy obsession with conversion.
They are morally and intellectually slothful people who are secretly envious of the educated and the cultured.
But the supposedly luckier kids, spared a demanding relationship with reality, are also liable to wind up morally undeveloped.
Companies used such reports to avoid extending credit to people who were judged to be morally lacking.
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