"ethically" meaning in English

See ethically in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛθɪkəli/ [Canada, UK, US], /ˈɛθɪkli/ [Canada, UK, US], [ˈɛθ.ɪk.li] [Canada, UK, US], [ˈɛθ.ɪ.kli] [Canada, UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ethically.wav Forms: more ethically [comparative], most ethically [superlative]
Etymology: From ethical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ethical|ly}} ethical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} ethically (comparative more ethically, superlative most ethically)
  1. In an ethical manner. Translations (in an ethical manner): èticament (Catalan), eticamente (Galician), eticamente (Italian), honestly (Middle English), eticamente (Portuguese), éticamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ethically-en-adv-dNK9iP13 Disambiguation of 'in an ethical manner': 96 4
  2. Concerning ethics. Translations (concerning ethics): eticamente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ethically-en-adv-wx9K55DX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'concerning ethics': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ethically challenged Related terms: morally
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