ethical

(ĕth'ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics.
2. Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession. See synonyms at moral.
3. Of or relating to a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician.

n.
An ethical drug.

ethically eth'i·cal·ly adv.
ethicalness eth'i·cal·ness or eth'i·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: moral, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded, virtuous. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: moral, righteous
Antonyms: corrupt, dishonest, immoral, improper, unethical, unjust, unrighteous

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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For a list of words related to ethical, see:

• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical
• Good, Sincere, Honest, or Just

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See words rhyming with "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

Italiano (Italian)
etico

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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