morally

What it means

1. In terms of morals or ethics.

   Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with.

   2 more examples

   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.

   2024 March 2, Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, quoting Dirk Van de Put, “Western groups stay put in Russia as war fatigue dulls outcry”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11

   Seven in 10 of the hiring managers responsible for posting a ghost job this year “believe posting fake jobs is morally acceptable.”

   2024 December 26, Eira May, “The ghost jobs haunting your career search”, in Stack Overflow, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2024

2. In keeping of requirements of morality.

   to behave morally

   Synonyms: decently, modestly, righteously, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decently

3. To all intents and purposes; practically.

In a sentence

Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with.

Where it comes from

1. Middle Englishmorali, moralli, morally
2. Englishmorally

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