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morally

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


ADVERB
in a chaste manner
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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I get emails all the time saying, “Adam, why are you even on X as a platform anymore? Wouldn’t it be morally right to get off Twitter?”

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Just 52% of Americans say the death penalty is morally acceptable, the lowest number since the 1970s, a Gallup poll shows.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Premiering Wednesday are two series focusing on characters in their late-middle teens; while stylistically, and one would say morally, miles apart, they nevertheless cover some of the same ground.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The book’s hero is an upbeat, morally upright counselor named Ben Frost, who activated the boys’ noblest impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

His manner changed and he said more harshly: “And you consider yourself morally superior to us, with our lies and our cruelty?”

From "1984" by George Orwell




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