Unscrupulous
[ʌn'skruːpjʊləs] or [ʌn'skrupjələs]
Definition
(adj.) without scruples or principles; 'unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power' .
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Definition
(a.) Not scrupulous; unprincipled.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Unprincipled, without scruples, regardless of principle.
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Definition
adj. not scrupulous unprincipled.—adv. Unscru′pūlously.—n. Unscru′pūlousness.
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Examples
- They knew their rivals were unscrupulous, and were in fact already trying their best to prejudice the minds of the more conservative Georgia cotton-growers against them. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Most of the former are manifestly unscrupulous adventurers who try to utilize the public necessity and unhappiness for their own advancement. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Unscrupulous jobbers and dealers have been known to soak the whole beans in spirits, practically stealing all their flavor, and then by drying them place them on the market. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Many patricians were growing poor and irritated and unscrupulous. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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