ethical
- Adjective. (context, philosophy) Of or relating to the study of ethics.
- Adjective. (not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
- Adjective. (comparable) Morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good.
- Adjective. (context, of a drug) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
- Noun. An ethical drug.
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