morally
UK /ˈmɒɹəli/ · US /ˈmɔɹəli/ adverb
- adverb In terms of morals or ethics. “Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with.”
- adverb In keeping of requirements of morality. “to behave morally”
- adverb To all intents and purposes; practically.
- adverb (mathematics) Used to clarify that a statement is made in analogy, and every detail may not be strictly true. “In the short exact sequence 0#92;xrightarrow#123;q#125;A#92;xrightarrow#123;r#125;B#92;xrightarrow#123;s#125;C#92;xrightarrow#123;t#125;0, B is morally A#92;timesC, even if in reality the sequence may fail to split.”
Synonyms
decently modestly righteously becomingly chastely continently correctly decorously deservingly dutifully duteously meritoriously nobly rightly right-mindedly virtuously worthily
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English morali, moralli, morally, equivalent to moral + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “morally”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details