ethically
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4.4
- adverb
- /ˈɛθɪkli/
:
éticamente
- Now next level, we can find companies that are ethically compliant.
- behave ethically
- ethically and morally
- legally and ethically
And I cannot ethically bring a child into that.
- And I cannot ethically bring a child into that.
- So then I was like, well, morally and ethically that lined up.
- Are the garment workers also treated well ethically?
- And I personally feel it's ethically wrong.
- There's no abstract, you know, let's write down the theorem that proves that this is ethically correct.
Examples
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But this whole experiment in the case of human beings is ethically extremely controversial.
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Ethically, I can't do that.
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And I cannot ethically bring a child into that.
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Two other things were mentioned as ethically very important.
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Things that might have been OK to eat back then, ethically pretty problematic now.
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That is a bias, what it is that I feel is not ethically correct, and so on.
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KAREN: Is there something ethically wrong with that?
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You kind of can't have that and have people support that because ethically it's just not realistic.
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Managers with the authority to remedy a problem are ethically bound to do so.
Academic text (1997) -
Many consumers prefer to shop at stores that source products ethically to support fair labor practices.
Synonyms
193
3.5
In a way that follows rules about right and wrong
113
2.6
In a fair way because someone deserves it
72
3.7
In a fair and legal way
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4.2
In a way that shows honesty and fairness
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3.4
In a fair and honest way
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5.8
In a way that shows good moral behavior
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5.9
Acting honestly and fairly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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8.5
A person who does not have strong moral principles and is likely to do dishonest or unfair things
How Ethical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ethically comes from the word ethic, which comes from the old Greek word ethos meaning 'character' or 'habit'. So, to act ethically is to behave from good 'character' and follow rules about right and wrong.