ethical
Of or relating to the study of ethics.
Example
“The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.”
Other meanings
Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
“All employees must familiarize themselves with our ethical guidelines.”
morally approvable; good.
“We are trying to decide what the most ethical course of action would be.”
Related words
- unethical
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἠθικός" (of or for morals, moral, expressing character).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ethical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.