unscrupulous
not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
Origin of unscrupulous
1synonym study For unscrupulous
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
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How to use unscrupulous in a sentence
The lower jaw of No. 14 is quite Napoleonic in its strength and unscrupulousness, and this face carries its warning with it.
"I don't think his good looks or his unscrupulousness will make any difference to my wife," said Leonard.
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth BraddonTheir very daring and unscrupulousness seems to render them more attractive.
The Third Degree | Charles Klein and Arthur HornblowAlas it was something more than that; it was her father's will united to the unscrupulousness of some forgotten ancestor.
The Sword of Damocles | Anna Katharine GreenHowever, even at Aylmer's Pike, there were degrees and stages of comparative unscrupulousness.
Strange Stories | Grant Allen
British Dictionary definitions for unscrupulous
/ (ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs) /
without scruples; unprincipled
Derived forms of unscrupulous
- unscrupulously, adverb
- unscrupulousness or unscrupulosity (ʌnˌskruːpjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ), noun
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