Ethical
111ethical will — A final personal message or document in which a person shares his or her thoughts, values, memories, life lessons, advice, and hopes for the future. The person may also ask for forgiveness and forgive others. An ethical will is not a legal… …
112ethical motive — noun motivation based on ideas of right and wrong (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ethics, ↑morals, ↑morality • Derivationally related forms: ↑moralistic (for: ↑morality), ↑ …
113ethical genitive — noun : the use of the possessive your to impute only a vague concern (as in she is not at all one of your bluestockings) * * * ethical genitive noun A genitive implying interest (eg talking as usual about his jazz) • • • Main Entry: ↑ethic …
114ethical — Synonyms and related words: Christian, axiological, blameless, clean, conscientious, correct, creditable, decent, deferential, duteous, dutiful, elevated, erect, estimable, ethological, fair, full of integrity, good, high minded, high principled …
115ethical — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. humane, moral, upright; see decent 2 , moral 1 , noble 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at moral . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. right, moral, righteous, fair, just, honest, good, honorable, upright, pure, conscientious,… …
116ethical — eth·i·cal || eθɪkl adj. moral, pertaining to values and principles …
117ethical — adjective 1》 relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge concerned with these. ↘morally correct. 2》 (of a medicine) available only on prescription. Derivatives ethicality noun ethically adverb …
118ethical — a. Moral …
119ethical — adj moral, righteous, just; upright, faithful, honest, open, straightforward; virtuous, pure, good, decent, fair; noble, high minded, lofty, honorable, principled, magnanimous, conscientious; right, correct, proper, seemly, decorous;… …
120ethical — eth·i·cal …
