moral

adjective
/ˈmɒɹəl/

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.

Example

“moral judgments;  a moral poem”

Other meanings

Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.
“a moral action”
Being sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

Antonyms

corrupt
non-moral

Related words

ethicomoral
extramoral
hypermoral
moralfag
moralistic
moralization
moralless
morally
moralness
moralphobia
nonmoral
postmoral

Example sentences

“They have no moral authority.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“There are universal moral laws.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Is there a moral absolute?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "mōrālis" (relating to manners or morals).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “moral” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.