ethical

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics
  2. adjective conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; ; ; ; ; - Omar N. Bradley
  3. adjective adhering to ethical and moral principles

Etymology

From ethic + -al, from Late Latin ethicus (“moral, ethical”), from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

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