"ethically" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unethically"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically challenged"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically right"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically wrong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically acceptable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically unacceptable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically responsible"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically correct"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically good"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically neutral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically questionable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically permissible"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically required"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically sensitive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically problematic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically appropriate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ethically defensible"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ethical",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "ethical + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ethical + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more ethically",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ethically",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ethically (comparative more ethically, superlative most ethically)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "morally"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 12",
          "text": "It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In an ethical manner."
      ],
      "id": "en-ethically-en-adv-dNK9iP13",
      "links": [
        [
          "ethical",
          "ethical"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in an ethical manner",
          "word": "èticament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "in an ethical manner",
          "word": "eticamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in an ethical manner",
          "word": "eticamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "in an ethical manner",
          "word": "honestly"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in an ethical manner",
          "word": "eticamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in an ethical manner",
          "word": "éticamente"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ly",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Concerning ethics."
      ],
      "id": "en-ethically-en-adv-wx9K55DX",
      "links": [
        [
          "ethics",
          "ethics"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "concerning ethics",
          "word": "eticamente"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ethically"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unethically"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -ly"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ethically challenged"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically right"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically wrong"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically acceptable"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically unacceptable"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically responsible"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically good"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically neutral"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically questionable"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically permissible"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically required"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically sensitive"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically problematic"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically appropriate"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethically defensible"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ethical",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "ethical + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ethical + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more ethically",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ethically",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ethically (comparative more ethically, superlative most ethically)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "morally"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 12",
          "text": "It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In an ethical manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ethical",
          "ethical"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Concerning ethics."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ethics",
          "ethics"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in an ethical manner",
      "word": "èticament"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in an ethical manner",
      "word": "eticamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in an ethical manner",
      "word": "eticamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "in an ethical manner",
      "word": "honestly"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in an ethical manner",
      "word": "eticamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in an ethical manner",
      "word": "éticamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "concerning ethics",
      "word": "eticamente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ethically"
}