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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics;
- Example: "ethical codes"
- Example: "ethical theories"

2. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior;
- Example: "an ethical lawyer"
- Example: "ethical medical practice"
- Example: "an ethical problem"
- Example: "had no ethical objection to drinking"
- Example: "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley

3. adhering to ethical and moral principles;
- Example: "it seems ethical and right"
- Example: "followed the only honorable course of action"
[syn: ethical, honorable, honourable]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"
       [syn: ethical, honorable, honourable]