"premorally" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: premoral + -ly Etymology templates: {{suf|en|premoral|ly}} premoral + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} premorally (not comparable)
  1. In a premoral manner; before the development of a sense of morality. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-premorally-en-adv-OtshAv7A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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