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   Eth·i·cal

   /ˈeTHəkəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these: "ethical issues in nursing" Similar moralsocialbehavioralhaving to do with right and wrong
   • ▪ morally good or correct: "can a profitable business be ethical?" Similar morally correctright-mindedright-thinkingprincipledirreproachableunimpeachableblamelessguiltlessrighteousuprightupstandinghigh-mindedvirtuousgoodmoralexemplarycleanlaw-abidinglawfuljusthonesthonorableunbribableincorruptiblescrupulousreputabledecentrespectablenobleloftyelevatedworthytrustworthymeritoriouspraiseworthycommendableadmirablelaudablepurepure as the driven snowwhiter than whitesinlesssaintlysaintlikegodlyangelicimmaculateimpeccableinformal:squeaky cleanOpposite unethical
   • ▪ avoiding activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment: "an expert on ethical investment"
   • 2. (of a medicine) legally available only on a doctor's prescription and usually not advertised to the general public: "all types of drugs, including ethical drugs and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals"

   Derivatives

   • 1. ethicality noun

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