UNSCRUPULOUS

unscrupulous

(adjective) without scruples or principles; “unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unscrupulous (comparative more unscrupulous, superlative most unscrupulous)

Without scruples; immoral.

Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.

Antonyms

• scrupulous

• ethical

• upstanding

Source: Wiktionary


Un*scru"pu*lous, a.

Definition: Not scrupulous; unprincipled.

– Un*scru"pu*lous*ly, adv.

– Un*scru"pu*lous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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