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Morally vs Mortally - What's the difference?

morally | mortally |

As adverbs the difference between morally and mortally

is that morally is relating to morals or ethics while mortally is fatally; in such a way as to cause death.

morally

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Relating to morals or ethics.
    • Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with.
  • In keeping of requirements of morality.
    • to behave morally

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives to which "morally" is often applied: right, wrong, good, bad, acceptable, unacceptable, responsible, correct, reprehensible, repugnant, corrupt, justified, questionable, neutral, objectionable, permissible, offensive, relevant, ambiguous.

    Antonyms

    * (in keeping of requirements of morality) immorally

    See also

    * ethically

    Anagrams

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    mortally

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Fatally; in such a way as to cause death.
  • (obsolete) As a mortal.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.1:
  • *:And all the depth of rightfull doome was taught / By faire Astræa with great industrie, / Whilest here on earth she lived mortallie […].