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preethical

preethical adjective: prior to the development of a system of ethics.

Adjective

preethical (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the development of a system of ethics.
    • The analytical history starts by attempting to understand relevant psychological capacities of the preethical ancestors, and, on that basis, to portray the initial stages of the ethical project.2011, Philip Kitcher, The Ethical Project, page 5

Origin of preethical

From pre- + ethical.

Questions about preethical

What does preethical mean?
Preethical means prior to the development of a system of ethics.
What part of speech is preethical?
Preethical is an adjective.

Words near preethical in the dictionary

  1. preestablishment
  2. Preet
  3. preeternal
  4. preeternities
  5. preeternity
  6. preethical
  7. Preeti
  8. preeve
  9. preeved
  10. preeves
  11. preeving

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