UNPRINCIPLED

unprincipled

(adjective) having little or no integrity

unprincipled

(adjective) lacking principles or moral scruples; “freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny”- A.E.Stevenson

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unprincipled (comparative more unprincipled, superlative most unprincipled)

lacking moral values

Synonyms

• licentious, immoral

Source: Wiktionary


Un*prin"ci*pled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + principled.]

Definition: Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle.

– Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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