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Webster 1828 Edition
Ethic
ETH'IC
Definition 2025
ethic
ethic
English
Alternative forms
- ethick (obsolete)
 
Adjective
ethic (comparative more ethic, superlative most ethic)
- Moral, relating to morals.
 
Noun
ethic (plural ethics)
-  A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
- I think the golden rule is a great ethic.
 
 - The morality of an action.
 
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