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[ uhn-eth -i-kuh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈɛθ ɪ kəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
not in accord with the standards of a profession: She treated patients outside the area of her training, and the appropriate medical organization punished her unethical behavior.
Origin of unethical un-1 + ethical
OTHER WORDS FROM unethical un·eth·i·cal·ly, adverb un·eth·i·cal·ness, un·eth·i·cal·i·ty, noun Words nearby unethical unerring, UNESCO, unescorted, unessential, unestablished, unethical , uneven, uneven parallel bars, uneventful, unexampled, unexceptionable
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Example sentences from the Web for unethical The Columbia Journalism Review, which did not even manage to spell my name correctly, charged that I had been unethical .
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Last month, a senior physician at Guantánamo dismissed claims that force-feeding is unethical .
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A second trend involved skullduggery and unethical behavior related to fairly complex matters of globalization and supply chains.
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And they are worried about their own organizational capacity to monitor or do much about unethical behavior, he said.
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“Of course, it was extremely devastating to watch such an unethical attack against your family,” Kerry emphasized.
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Now, are we to reach a deeper view of redemption, by turning away from the deepest ethical fact to the unethical ?
Theology and the Social Consciousness | Henry Churchill King
It represents the genius of instinct, swift, feral, and unethical .
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 | Various
It is not ideal if it is unethical , unhygienic, or unæsthetic.
Sex-education | Maurice Alpheus Bigelow
Almost anything they do singly and on individual responsibility is unethical .
"Speaking of Operations--" | Irvin S. Cobb
They are concerned about unethical conduct by public officials, and discouraged by activist courts that try to redefine marriage.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. Bush
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British Dictionary definitions for unethical adjective not ethical; improper companies involved in unethical practices
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Words related to unethical unscrupulous, illegal, unprofessional, unfair, improper, wrong, corrupt, cheating, crooked, dirty, dishonorable, disreputable, fake, fishy, flimflam, fly-by-night, mercenary, scam, shady, sharp