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ethical 
1  adj Ethical means relating to beliefs about right and wrong. 
usu ADJ n 
...the medical, nursing and ethical issues surrounding terminally-ill people.  
♦  ethically  adv ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v 
Attorneys are ethically and legally bound to absolute confidentiality.  
2  adj If you describe something as ethical, you mean that it is morally right or morally acceptable. 
...ethical investment schemes...  
♦  ethically  adv ADV after v 
Mayors want local companies to behave ethically.  



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