principled
imbued with or having moral principles (often used in combination): high-principled.
Origin of principled
1Other words from principled
- mis·prin·ci·pled, adjective
- non·prin·ci·pled, adjective
- well-prin·ci·pled, adjective
Words Nearby principled
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How to use principled in a sentence
A principled GOP could,” said the Senator, “find people on both left and right to cooperate on issues.
He developed a reputation for principled independence that others sometimes saw as arrogance.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR | John Avlon | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We hope that the release of this exam will address the principled confusion that the new framework produced,” Coleman wrote.
RNC to Congress: Investigate the AP U.S. History Exam | Gideon Resnick | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a call to be principled and practical at the same time.
Yes, Katniss is brave, strong, and principled, but she is not purely good, or unrealistically selfless.
Young Adult Novel Adaptations Put Mainstream Blockbusters to Shame | Amy Zimmerman | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was his father's mouth; it was the nose and eyes of her own mother's people—good-looking, weak-principled folk.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceThose who are principled in love truly conjugial, are sensible of their being a united man, and as it were one flesh.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgThat the case is reversed with those who are not principled in conjugial love, is well known.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgThose who are principled in love truly conjugial, are sensible of their being a united man, as it were one flesh, n. 178.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgThe evil in which every one is principled, is imputed to him after death; and so also the good, n. 524.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel Swedenborg
British Dictionary definitions for principled
/ (ˈprɪnsɪpəld) /
having high moral principles
(in combination): high-principled
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