morally
/ˈmɒrəli/adverb
उच्चारण मॉरली
नैतिक रूप से, नैतिक दृष्टि से
Core word
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in a way that is connected with principles of right and wrong behaviour
नैतिक रूप से, नैतिक दृष्टि से
- Cheating in an exam is morally wrong.
- Is it morally right to lie to protect a friend?
- Many people think it is morally wrong to waste food.
+ 2 more examples
- The court asked whether the company was morally responsible for the leak.
- She felt morally bound to tell the truth.
Synonyms ethically
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in a way that is good or right
नैतिकता से, सदाचार से
- Radhika has always tried to live morally and honestly.
- to behave morally
- He was a man who always acted morally, even when nobody watched.
+ 2 more examples
- Children learn to behave morally by watching their parents.
- The teacher urged the students to live morally and honestly.
Synonyms virtuously honourably decently
Opposite immorally
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
morally + adjective
Morally modifies an adjective to show the point of view of right and wrong: morally wrong, morally right, morally acceptable.
'Morally' विशेषण को बदलकर सही-गलत के दृष्टिकोण को बताता है: morally wrong, morally right, morally acceptable।
- It is morally wrong to cheat in an exam.
- She felt morally bound to help him.
morally + verb / sentence adverb
It can also modify a verb or a whole sentence, as in morally speaking.
यह क्रिया या पूरे वाक्य को भी बदल सकता है, जैसे morally speaking में।
- Morally, the company should have paid the workers.
- The judge acted morally throughout the trial.
morally vs legally
Something can be legal but not morally right, so the two adverbs are often contrasted.
कोई बात कानूनी हो सकती है पर नैतिक रूप से सही नहीं, इसलिए दोनों adverbs की प्रायः तुलना की जाती है।
- The act was legally correct but morally doubtful.
- He is not legally guilty, yet he is morally responsible.
morally bankrupt / superior (fixed expressions)
Strong fixed phrases such as morally bankrupt and morally superior judge a person or system very harshly.
Morally bankrupt और morally superior जैसे स्थिर वाक्यांश किसी व्यक्ति या व्यवस्था पर कड़ा निर्णय देते हैं।
- Critics called the policy morally bankrupt.
- He acts as if he were morally superior to everybody.
+Collocations 5
morally + adjective
wrongrightacceptableresponsiblecorruptsuperior
- Radhika believes it is morally wrong to waste food.
morally + participle
boundobligedjustifieduprightcommitted
- He felt morally obliged to return the lost wallet.
morally + noun phrase
morally speakingmorally and legallymorally and socially
- Morally and legally, the builder is responsible for the accident.
verb + morally
behaveactjudgethinkstand
- A leader must act morally even when no one is watching.
morally + noun-like adjective
morally neutralmorally blindmorally weakmorally strong
- A morally strong person tells the truth even when it hurts.
“More examples 6
- The students argued whether it is morally right to use animals in experiments.
विद्यार्थियों ने बहस की कि प्रयोगों में पशुओं का उपयोग नैतिक रूप से सही है या नहीं।
- The officer stayed morally upright despite many temptations.
अधिकारी अनेक प्रलोभनों के बावजूद नैतिक रूप से दृढ़ रहा।
- It is morally unacceptable to blame the victim.
पीड़ित को दोष देना नैतिक रूप से अस्वीकार्य है।
- He was legally free, but morally he knew he had done wrong.
वह कानूनी रूप से मुक्त था, पर नैतिक रूप से वह जानता था कि उसने गलत किया है।
- The parents felt morally responsible for the child's behaviour.
माता-पिता बच्चे के आचरण के लिए नैतिक रूप से जिम्मेदार महसूस करते थे।
- The newspaper asked whether the decision was morally defensible.
अख़बार ने पूछा कि क्या यह निर्णय नैतिक रूप से उचित ठहराया जा सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He behaved very moral in the meeting.
✓ He behaved very morally in the meeting.
An adverb is needed to modify the verb behaved.
क्रिया 'behaved' को बदलने के लिए adverb चाहिए।