preethical

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ ethical

Adjective

preethical (not comparable)

1. Prior to the development of a system of ethics.
   • 2011, Philip Kitcher, The Ethical Project, page 5:

     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.

Anagrams

• perithecal