morally

adv
/ˈmɔɹəli/US/ˈmɒɹəli/UK/ˈmɑɹəli/

Etymology

From Middle English morali, moralli, morally, equivalent to moral + -ly.

  1. inherited from morali,moralli,morally

Definitions

  1. In terms of morals or ethics.

    • Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with.
    • There is no pressure to leave, Mondelez chief executive Dirk Van de Put admitted last week, claiming that investors did not “morally care” whether companies such as the Chicago-based chocolate maker did business in Russia.
  2. In keeping of requirements of morality.

    • to behave morally
  3. To all intents and purposes

    To all intents and purposes; practically.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Used to clarify that a statement is made in analogy, and every detail may not be strictly…

      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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at morally. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at morally. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at morally

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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