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pseudoethical

pseudoethical adjective: apparently, but not actually, ethical.

Adjective

pseudoethical (comparative more pseudoethical, superlative most pseudoethical)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, ethical.

Forms of pseudoethical

comparativemore pseudoethical
superlativemost pseudoethical

Origin of pseudoethical

From pseudo- + ethical.

Questions about pseudoethical

What does pseudoethical mean?
Pseudoethical means apparently, but not actually, ethical.
What part of speech is pseudoethical?
Pseudoethical is an adjective.

Words near pseudoethical in the dictionary

  1. pseudoerysipelas
  2. pseudoerythrin
  3. pseudoerythrocytosis
  4. pseudoesotropia
  5. pseudoestrus
  6. pseudoethical
  7. pseudoetymological
  8. pseudoetymology
  9. pseudoevangelical
  10. pseudoevent
  11. pseudoevents

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