morally

mor·al  (môrl, mr-)

adj.

1. Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.

2. Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.

3. Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.

4. Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.

5. Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support.

6. Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty.

n.

1. The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.

2. A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim.

3. morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong: a person of loose morals; a decline in the public morals.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mrlis, from ms, mr-, custom; see m-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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moral·ly adv.

Synonyms: moral, ethical, virtuous, righteous
These adjectives mean in accord with right or good conduct. Moral applies to personal character and behavior, especially sexual conduct: "Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding respect for individual human rights" (Jimmy Carter).
Ethical stresses idealistic standards of right and wrong: "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants" (Omar N. Bradley).
Virtuous implies moral excellence and loftiness of character: "The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous" (Frederick Douglass).
Righteous emphasizes moral uprightness; when it is applied to actions, reactions, or impulses, it often implies justifiable outrage: "He was . . . stirred by righteous wrath" (John Galsworthy).

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	morally - with respect to moral principles; "morally unjustified"
	2.	morally - in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the circumstances" virtuously amorally, immorally - without regard for morality; "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake"

Translations

morally [ˈmɒrəlɪ] ADV [superior, responsible] → moralmente; [right, wrong] → desde el punto de vista moral; [act, behave] → moralmente, éticamente
a morally bankrupt society → una sociedad en bancarrota moral

morally [ˈmɒr^əli] adv

[live, behave] → moralement

[responsible] → moralement
to be morally responsible for sth → être moralement responsable de qch
to hold sb morally responsible for sth → tenir qn moralement responsable de qch
I hold you morally responsible for her death → Je vous tiens moralement responsable de sa mort.
moral support (= encouragement) n → soutien m moral
to give sb moral support → apporter à qn un soutien moral
moral victory n → victoire f morale

morally

adv

(= ethically) → moralisch; I am morally certain that … → ich bin moralisch überzeugt, dass …

(= virtuously) → integer, moralisch einwandfrei; (sexually) → tugendhaft

morally [ˈmɒrəlɪ] adv (act) → moralmente
morally wrong → moralmente sbagliato/a

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morally [ˈmɒrəlɪ] adv (act) → moralmente
morally wrong → moralmente sbagliato/a