ethical

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}]
    

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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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