ethical
Pronunciation: /ˈɛθɪkəl/
The English word “ethical” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or relating to the study of ethics.
- Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
- Morally approvable; good.
- Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
noun
- An ethical drug, one only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
Etymology
From ethic + -al, from Late Latin ethicus (“moral, ethical”), from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
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