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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Morally \Mor"al*ly\, adv
1. In a moral or ethical sense according to the rules of
morality.
By good, good morally so called ``bonum honestum''
ought chiefly to be understood. --South.
2. According to moral rules virtuously. ``To live morally.''
--Dryden.
3. In moral qualities; in disposition and character; as one
who physically and morally endures hardships.
4. In a manner calculated to serve as the basis of action
according to the usual course of things and human
judgment; according to reason and probability.
It is morally impossible for an hypocrite to keep
himself long upon his guard. --L'Estrange.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
morally
adv 1: with respect to moral principles; "morally unjustified"
2: in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the
circumstances" [syn: {virtuously}] [ant: {immorally}]
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