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[ uhn-skroo -pyuh -luh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ʌnˈskru pyə ləs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
Origin of unscrupulous First recorded in 1795–1805; un-1 + scrupulous
synonym study for unscrupulous Unscrupulous, unprincipled refer to lack of moral standards or conscience to guide one's conduct. The unscrupulous person is without scruples of conscience, and disregards, or has contempt for, laws of right or justice with which he or she is perfectly well acquainted, and which should restrain his or her actions: unscrupulous in methods of making money, in taking advantage of the unfortunate. The unprincipled person is without moral principles or ethical standards in his or her conduct or actions: an unprincipled rogue; unprincipled conduct.
OTHER WORDS FROM unscrupulous un·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverb un·scru·pu·lous·ness, un·scru·pu·los·i·ty [uhn-skroo-pyuh -los -i-tee], /ʌnˌskru pyəˈlɒs ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby unscrupulous unscrambler, unscratched, unscreened, unscrew, unscripted, unscrupulous , unseal, unsealed, unseam, unsearchable, unseasonable
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It is easy for an unscrupulous individual to pose as an underground banker, snatch up several large deposits, then cut and run.
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Palestinians and their sympathizers can point out the unscrupulous dishonesty and duplicity of the Israeli occupiers.
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Before he had covered many li he was assured that he had indeed succeeded for the time in shaking off his unscrupulous tormentor.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours | Ernest Bramah
"Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman," said Mr. Carter.
The Errand Boy | Horatio Alger
James J. Carrington was unscrupulous , but even his most devout enemy could not have said that he lacked vision and thoroughness.
The Ranchman | Charles Alden Seltzer
As in 1809 a revengeful and unscrupulous woman had succeeded in Caroline of Brunswick.
English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. | Graham Everitt
Since my association with Bindo and his friends I had, I admit, become as unscrupulous as they were.
The Count's Chauffeur | William Le Queux
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British Dictionary definitions for unscrupulous adjective without scruples; unprincipled
Derived forms of unscrupulous unscrupulously , adverb unscrupulousness or unscrupulosity (ʌnˌskruːpjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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