ethically

From ethical + -ly.

• (UK, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθɪkəli/, /ˈɛθɪkli/, [ˈɛθ.ɪk.li], [ˈɛθ.ɪ.kli]

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ethically (comparative more ethically, superlative most ethically)

1. In an ethical manner.
   • 2019 July 28, Sam Wolfson, “Looking for Mr T: the politicisation of testosterone”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     In the final few weeks before the vote, a rash of ads appeared on radio and TV claiming that Hillary Clinton was too frail, too liberal and too ethically compromised to become president.

   • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 12:

     It is easy to implement, is not cost-prohibitive, and provides unbiased randomly sampled data in an ethically acceptable manner.

2. Concerning ethics.

• unethically

• ethically challenged

• morally