morally

[ mawr-uh-lee, mor- ]

adverb

1. in a moral manner.
2. from a moral point of view:

   morally reprehensible.

3. virtuously.
4. virtually; practically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of morally¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; moral + -ly

Example Sentences

“Am I the bad one?” yelps the singer and percussionist Ollie Judge, embodying a morally dubious character who is only just beginning to question the customs of his culture.

From New York Times

"If you think it's morally wrong, then you shouldn't take that choice. But other people believe they should have that choice available to them," she added.

From BBC

Liberal institutional diversity, I argued in my book, had become politically and morally self-defeating.

From Salon

Kat McNamara, an independent politician who opposed the bill, told the crowd: "The idea that in order to support a 10-year-old you have to criminalise them is irrational, ineffective and morally bankrupt."

From BBC

Yet they also concluded that slavery was morally wrong and that a Southern slaveocracy's secession and success would cripple the republic, not to mention their own dignity.

From Salon

Related Words

• properly
• scrupulously