ethical : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ethical	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ethical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethical adj of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics; "ethical codes"; "ethical theories" 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 Antonym(s): unethical adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action" Synonym(s): ethical, honorable, honourable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ethic \Eth"ic\, Ethical \Eth"ical\, 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. [82]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. The ethical meaning of the miracles. --Trench. {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?