"ethical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛθɪkəl/ Audio: en-us-ethical.ogg [US] Forms: ethical [positive], more ethical [comparative], most ethical [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An ethical issue, problem, etc. relates to questions of good or bad, right or wrong.
    Sense id: simple-ethical-en-adj-T9v-vy2C Categories (other): Attributive modifiers
  2. If something is ethical, it is good, not bad or wrong. Often, this is based on formal philosophy. Often, what is ethical is based on rules of a group or profession (kind of job).
    Sense id: simple-ethical-en-adj--lunStQi
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