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eth·i·cal

 (ĕth′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics: an ethical treatise.
2. Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession: an ethical act. See Synonyms at moral.
3. Relating to or being a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician.

eth′i·cal·ly adv.
eth′i·cal·ness, eth′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.ethically - in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics; "he behaved ethically"; "this is ethically unacceptable"
unethically - in an unethical manner; "he behaved unethically"
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Translations
أخْلاقِيّاً
etisktmoralskt
erkölcsi szempontból
siîferîilega
mravne
ahlâka/töreye uygun bir şekilde

ethically

[ˈeθɪklɪ] ADV [behave] → éticamente, con ética; [sound, unacceptable] → desde el punto de vista ético
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ethically

[ˈɛθɪkli] adv
(= from an ethical standpoint) [dubious, satisfactory, neutral] → d'un point de vue éthique
(= in an ethical way) [behave, invest] → conformément à l'éthique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ethically

advethisch; (= with correct ethics) act, behave etcethisch einwandfrei
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ethically

[ˈɛθɪklɪ] adveticamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ethics

(ˈeθiks) noun singular
the study or the science of morals.
noun plural
rules or principles of behaviour.
ˈethical adjective
1. of or concerning morals, justice or duty.
2. (negative unethical) morally right.
ˈethically adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
His conscience is one ethically and one aesthetically; with his will to be true to himself he cannot be false to his knowledge of others.
Many young men of the Oligarchy, impelled by sense of right conduct, or their imaginations captured by the glory of the Revolution, ethically or romantically devoted their lives to it.
And then the smaller--some of them, ethically, very small--women; Lady Wynnstay, Mrs.
He put it down gently on the table and looked at us with a queer gasp, we thought, as though he had from some cause become speechless for a moment, or were ethically uncertain about producing that box.
But I've never had much taste for investigation, for showing people up and all that no doubt ethically meri- torious kind of work.
I mean unrestful in the sense, for instance in which this planet of ours is unrestful--a matter of an uneasy atmosphere disturbed by passions, jealousies, loves, hates and the troubles of transcendental good intentions, which, though ethically valuable, I have no doubt cause often more unhappiness than the plots of the most evil tendency.
We can only hope that the membership, who unanimously approved the changes to the constitution at Conference, remember that he is "ethically opposed to independence" when they come to vote for the next leader of the only party in Wales which calls for "independence" in its constitution.
All the collections in the Trees4Trees ranges are ethically and responsibly sourced, sustainable furniture for a sustainable future.
Snidely suggesting that it would be hard to find anyone who found it "ethically repugnant that our government hunted down and killed Osama bin Laden," Jacoby declares that it is "just and necessary that this evil man was finally punished for the mass murders he engineered on September 11, 2001."
This unique street market, with a festival feel, features exotic world cooking, homemade, healthy and traceable foods together with ethically traded, handmade, eco-friendly arts, crafts, clothing, jewellery, accessories and ideas from all over the world.
This is no longer the case with innovative designers creating collections using recycled products or using ethically sourced fabrics."
A new website has gone live with the aim of boosting the number of charities 'investing ethically' in the UK.