unscrupulous
adjective
not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
unscrupulously
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a word derived from
unscrupulous.
Example Sentences
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The publisher added that it is "deeply saddening that whoever is cynically and unscrupulously orchestrating these claims" had persuaded her to believe the allegations.
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
Apps that are poorly or unscrupulously written could be used to violate your privacy.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021
"Finally, there is clarity," declares Germany's Die Zeit, under the headline "Winning power unscrupulously" and a picture of a triumphant Mr Johnson.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2019
In 2014, video game YouTube stars, seeking to appear in touch with online gaming communities, unscrupulously proclaimed that traditional old-media sources were corrupt.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2016
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
