Moral
Moral adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: the kind of moral behavior that is expected of everyone in the parish's youth organization
Proper is a synonym for moral in good topic. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Moral", when it comes to topics like right, ethical, virtuous, chaste.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Ironic Name: The name: Morales, means right and proper, or son of moral.
Source: Video Game / Police Quest - Even if they are the Big Good proper, they might not be planning to do things in an entirely moral manner or have it in for the heroes and wish to make them suffer more than they really need to.
Source: Mysterious Backer -
She genuinely thought that converting humans into ponies was the right and proper thing to do, because she found humans to be inherently evil and decided it would be moral to turn them into creatures of 'good.' Granted, this still makes her a major racist, but not malicious.
Source: Obliviously Evil
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