ethical

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɛθɪk(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these: ethical issues in nursing ethical standards
  • morally good or correct: can a profitable business ever be ethical?
  • avoiding activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment: an expert on ethical investment switching to more ethical products adopt ethical shopping habits ethical holidays
  • 2 [attributive] (of a medicine) legally available only on a doctor’s prescription and usually not advertised to the general public: all types of drugs, including ethical drugs and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals

Derivatives

ethicality

Pronunciation: /-ˈkalɪti/
noun

ethically

adverb
is capitalism ethically justifiable?