"ethical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈɛ.θɪ.kəl\, [ˈɛ.θɪ.kəl] Audio: En-us-ethical.ogg
  1. Éthique.
    Sense id: fr-ethical-en-adj-G9r0EJ4h Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Lexique en anglais de la philosophie Topics: philosophy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ethically, ethical dative, unethical Related terms: ethic, ethicist, ethics, unethically, moral

Inflected forms

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      "translation": "éthiquement",
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    "Motdérivé de ethic, avec le suffixe -al."
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