ethicality

Variant of ethical

ethical definition

ethi·cal (et̸h′i kəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with ethics or morality; of or conforming to moral standards
  2. conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group
  3. designating or of a drug obtainable only on a doctor's prescription

Etymology: ME ethik (< L ethicus < Gr ēthikos < ēthos, character, custom < IE base *swedh-, essential quality, own character > Goth swes, L suus, one's own & suescere, to become accustomed) + -al

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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