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say it: ETH-i-kuhl
ethical is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics". It carries 3 recorded senses.
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”
adhering to ethical and moral principles
“it seems ethical and right”
“followed the only honorable course of action”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ethical come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.