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# morally

«morally» in Mova's school dictionary: **about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (morally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is about right and wrong behaviour: morally right, morally wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#m1)

2) In a way that is good and honest: to act morally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#m2)

3) Morally can also mean in the mind or feelings rather than in the body, as when grief crushes a person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and religion lessons: «Is it morally right to tell a white lie?» In stories and debates: something can be legal but morally wrong. Phrase: «morally bound/obliged» means you feel it is your duty.

### examples

- Stealing is morally wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x1)
- Is it morally right to keep money you find? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x2)
- She felt morally bound to tell the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x3)
- The knight always tried to act morally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x4)
- Something can be allowed by law but still be morally wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x5)
- We discussed a morally difficult choice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x6)
- [238] Properly speaking "grief," that which morally krushit or crushes a man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/#x7)

### note

Adjective: moral; noun: morals (rules of right and wrong), morality. Trap: «morale» (with e) means team spirit, not right and wrong.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «morally» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morally/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.