Standard Lemma guide

unethically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N EH1 TH IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unethical manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unethical manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he behaved unethically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: ethically

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unethical Middle English -ly English -ly English unethically From unethical + -ly.