"morally" meaning in English

See morally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈmɔɹəli/ [General-American], /ˈmɒɹəli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑɹəli/ [New-York-City] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-morally.wav [US] Forms: more morally [comparative], most morally [superlative]
Etymology: moral + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moral|ly}} moral + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} morally (comparative more morally, superlative most morally)
  1. In terms of morals or ethics. Translations (relating to morals or ethics): moralment (Catalan), moralmente (Galician), moralisch (German), ηθικά (ithiká) (Greek), morálisan (Hungarian), moralmente (Portuguese), мора́льно (morálʹno) (Russian), moralmente (Spanish), moraliskt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-morally-en-adv-Y0coaf3F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 28 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 44 17 18 21 Disambiguation of 'relating to morals or ethics': 69 24 3 3
  2. In keeping of requirements of morality.
    Sense id: en-morally-en-adv-JTxz1Lpl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 28 14
  3. To all intents and purposes; practically.
    Sense id: en-morally-en-adv-H11TvmzC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 28 14
  4. (mathematics) Used to clarify that a statement is made in analogy, and every detail may not be strictly true. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-morally-en-adv-YaPWcvSZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 28 14 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ethically, amorally Translations (in a moral manner): moralment (Catalan), moraalisesti (Finnish), moralmente (Galician), moralisch (German), ηθικά (ithiká) (Greek), morálisan (Hungarian), moralnie (Polish), moralmente (Portuguese), мора́льно (morálʹno) (Russian), moralmente (Spanish), moraliskt (Swedish)
Derived forms: morally bankrupt, morally right, morally wrong, morally good, morally bad, morally acceptable, morally unacceptable, morally responsible, morally correct, morally reprehensible, morally repugnant, morally corrupt, morally justified, morally questionable, morally neutral, morally objectionable, morally permissible, morally offensive, morally relevant, morally ambiguous, morally inferior Disambiguation of 'in a moral manner': 41 37 4 18

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      "word": "moraalisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "moralmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "moralisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ithiká",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "ηθικά"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "morálisan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "moralnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "moralmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹno",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "мора́льно"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "moralmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a moral manner",
      "word": "moraliskt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "morally"
}

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