- not in conformity with accepted principles of right and wrong behavior, specif., depraved
- not in conformity with the accepted standards of proper sexual behavior, specif., unchaste or lewd
Origin of immoral
from in- + moral
adjective
The definition of immoral is not following accepted principles of right and wrong behavior.
An example of immoral behavior is murder.
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immoral
adjective
Contrary to established moral principles.
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- im·mor′al·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more immoral, superlative most immoral)
- Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
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- Said of people, deeds, groups, traditions, or practices.
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Sentence Examples
- He found an ignorant and corrupt society ruled by an immoral yet fanatical monarch.
- Miracles alone cannot vindicate the divinity of immoral doctrine.
- Finally, it may be noted that many immoral acts, such as the use of false weights, lying, &c., which could not be brought into court, are severely denounced in the Omen Tablets as likely to bring the offender into " the hand of God " as opposed to " the hand of the king."
- 21-23), or else, judged from Amos's purified point of view, are absolutely immoral (ii.
- His father, a man of immoral life, was with difficulty persuaded to cohabit with his wife.
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