Ethical Definition & Meaning
ethical
- adjective
- of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"
- conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley
- adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"
"Ethical" in song lyrics
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"Time to choose what is or not ethical"
Cale Sampson — The Human Genome Project -
"advertising to children is it ethical"
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"b2c ethical"
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Words that rhyme with ethical
Usage tips for "ethical"
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- What does ethical mean?
- of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories" conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"
- What part of speech is ethical?
- Ethical is an adjective.
- How many definitions does ethical have?
- Ethical has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).