Ethical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ethic \Eth"ic\, Ethical \Eth"ic*al\, a. [L. ethicus, Gr. ?, fr.
     ? custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ? custom, Goth.
     sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh?, prob. orig., one's own doing;
     sva self + dh? to set: cf. F. ['e]thique. See {So}, {Do}.]
     Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings
     or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic


     discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical
     philosophy.
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           The ethical meaning of the miracles.     --Trench.
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     {Ethical dative} (Gram.), a use of the dative of a pronoun to
        signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded
        with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit? How
        does my friend Celsus do?
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ethical
       adj 1: of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics;
              "ethical codes"; "ethical theories"
       2: 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 [ant: {unethical}]
       3: adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical
          and right"; "followed the only honorable course of
          action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: {honorable},
           {honourable}, {moral}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "ethical":
     Christian, axiological, blameless, clean, conscientious, correct,
     creditable, decent, deferential, duteous, dutiful, elevated, erect,
     estimable, ethological, fair, full of integrity, good, high-minded,
     high-principled, highly respectable, honest, honorable, immaculate,
     inviolate, irreproachable, just, law-abiding, law-loving,
     law-revering, manly, moral, moralistic, noble, obedient, observant,
     open, principled, proper, pure, reputable, respectable, respectful,
     right, right-minded, righteous, scrupulous, spotless, stainless,
     sterling, straightforward, true-dealing, true-devoted,
     true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted,
     unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unimpeachable,
     unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous,
     upstanding, virtuous, worthy, yeomanly