principled

[ prin-suh-puh ld ]

/ ˈprɪn sə pəld /

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adjective

imbued with or having moral principles (often used in combination): high-principled.

Nearby words

principle of indifference, principle of least action, principle of mathematical induction, principle of superposition, principle of virtual work, principled, princox, pringle's disease, prink, print, print bar

Origin of principled

First recorded in 1635–45; principle + -ed³

Related forms

mis·prin·ci·pled, adjectivenon·prin·ci·pled, adjectivewell-prin·ci·pled, adjective

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Examples from the Web for principled

A principled GOP could,” said the Senator, “find people on both left and right to cooperate on issues.
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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|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|DAILY BEAST
It is a call to be principled and practical at the same time.
Liberals Need to Learn to Say No|Bernhard Schlink|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yes, Katniss is brave, strong, and principled, but she is not purely good, or unrealistically selfless.
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Thousands rise, Prompt at its call, and principled to strike The tyrants and the tyrannies alike!
War Poetry of the South|Various
That 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 Swedenborg
Friendship increases with those who are principled in love truly conjugial, 214.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love|Emanuel Swedenborg
The aura is the continent of celestial light and heat, or of the wisdom and love in which the angels are principled, 145.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love|Emanuel Swedenborg
The 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

principled

/ (ˈprɪnsɪpəld) /

adjective

having high moral principles
(in combination)high-principled

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