preethical

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adjective

Prior to the development of a system of ethics.

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Meanings

adjectivepreethical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior 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

From pre- + ethical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

perithecal
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APA

preethical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preethical

MLA

“preethical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preethical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preethical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preethical.

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