ethical

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

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