- unethical
- Wanting in observance of ethical principles. See ethics.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
unethical
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unethical — I adjective corrupt, corruptible, dishonest, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, immoral, inglorious, questionable, shady, uncommendable, unconscionable, underhanded, unfair, unprincipled, unprofessional, unscrupulous, unworthy, wrong II index… … Law dictionary
unethical — 1871, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + ethical (see ETHICS (Cf. ethics)) … Etymology dictionary
unethical — [adj] dishonest, immoral cheating, corrupt, crooked, dirty*, dirty dealing*, dishonorable, disreputable, double crossing*, fake, fishy*, flimflam*, fly by night*, illegal, improper, mercenary, scam*, shady*, sharp*, slick*, slippery*, sneaky*,… … New thesaurus
unethical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not morally correct. DERIVATIVES unethically adverb … English terms dictionary
unethical — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
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unethical — adj. unethical to + inf. (it was unethical of them to do that) * * * [ˌʌn eθɪk(ə)l] unethical to + inf. (it was unethical of them to do that) … Combinatory dictionary
unethical — adjective Not morally approvable; morally bad; not ethical. The corporation was accused of unethical behavior for knowingly producing a product suspected of harming health. Ant: ethical … Wiktionary
unethical — adj. Unethical is used with these nouns: ↑conduct, ↑practice … Collocations dictionary
unethical — un|eth|i|cal [ʌnˈeθıkəl] adj morally unacceptable ▪ unethical medical practices >unethically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
