Definition of immoral
: not moral; broadly : conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles
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Examples of immoral in a Sentence
Don't condemn her: there was nothing immoral about what she did.
It was immoral of her to tell lies like that.
Recent Examples of immoral from the Web
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Richards pleaded guilty to child rape and communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
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Eduardo Lugo, a student at the City University of New York who helped organize the demonstration, called the deal immoral.
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Had I ever been asked to do something unethical, immoral, or . . .
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What’s moral and what’s immoral these days, and where is the dividing line?
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To keep Geter from receiving this job, let alone firing him, is immoral.
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Five of the pieces assert that file-sharing is unequivocally immoral.
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First Known Use of immoral
1660
IMMORAL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of immoral for English Language Learners
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: not morally good or right : morally evil or wrong
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