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unethical
What does unethical mean?
unethical (adjective): breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior within a particular organization or profession.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use unethical in a sentence?
- He was sacked for unethical conduct. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce unethical?
/əˈnɛθɪkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unethical come from?
From un- + ethical.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of unethical?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “unethical” mean?
breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior within a particular organization or profession
Right! That's what “unethical” means.
consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort)
Not quite: that's what considerate means.
idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd
Not quite: that's what ludicrous means.
tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring
Not quite: that's what meretricious means.
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