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morally

[mawr-uh-lee, mor-] / ˈmɔr ə li, ˈmɒr- /


ADVERB
in a chaste manner
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An attorney for Scott Kretzschmar, one of fraternity members named in the civil suit, described the action as a “money grab” and “not only intentionally dishonest but morally repugnant.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Are the exceptions that every parent would make for their child morally permissible?

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Armstrong, whose mother died in 2001, said it was not acceptable morally or legally to leave out the examination of all other cases from the reviews.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

As for the current mayor, “I’m true to my heart, and I can’t, knowing what she’s done ... I can’t morally or ethically cast a vote for her,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I immediately regretted that last point because I have discovered that in discussions it never helps to take a morally superior tone to one’s opponent.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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