ethical vs self-seeking

ethical

adj
  • Of or relating to the study of ethics. 

  • Morally approvable; good. 

  • Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession. 

  • Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician. 

noun
  • An ethical drug, one only dispensed on the prescription of a physician. 

self-seeking

noun
  • The selfish promotion of one's own interests. 

adj
  • Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests. 

  • That searches for a target automatically. 

How often have the words ethical and self-seeking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )