ethical
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eth·i·cal
(ĕth'ĭ-kəl) 
adj.
An ethical drug.
ethically eth'i·cal·ly adv.
ethicalness eth'i·cal·ness or eth'i·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics.
- Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession. See synonyms at moral.
- Of or relating to a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician.
An ethical drug.
ethically eth'i·cal·ly adv.
ethicalness eth'i·cal·ness or eth'i·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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ethical
adjective
- In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: moral, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See right/wrong.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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ethical
adj
Definition: moral, righteous
Antonyms: corrupt, dishonest, immoral, improper, unethical, unjust, unrighteous
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ethical
IN BRIEF: Right or correct according to some system of morals.
It was not ethical for the students to write the test answers on their palms.
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categories related to 'ethical'
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Ethical
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - etisk, moralsk, anstændig, receptpligtig
n. - etik
Nederlands (Dutch)
ethisch, alleen op recept te krijgen, voldoend aan de norm
Français (French)
adj. - éthique, moral, (Méd) déontologique, sur ordonnance
n. - médicament sur ordonnance
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ethisch, moralisch vertretbar
n. - verschriebenes Medikament
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηθικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ético, decente
Русский (Russian)
этический, нравственный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ético
n. - ética
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - etisk, receptbelagd
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伦理的, 民族特有的, 民族的, 凭医师处方开出的药物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 倫理的, 民族特有的, 民族的
n. - 憑醫師處方開出的藥物
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도덕상의, 윤리학적인, 인정 기준을 따른
n. - 처방전 없이는 판매하지 않는 약품
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 倫理の, 道徳上の, 倫理学上の, 道徳的な, 道義にかなった, 倫理学の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أخلاقي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מוסרי, אתי
n. - תרופה הניתנת במרשם רופא בלבד
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