unscrupulous

[ uhn-skroo-pyuh-luhs ]

/ ʌnˈskru pyə ləs /

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adjective

not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.

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Origin of unscrupulous

First recorded in 1795–1805; un-¹ + scrupulous

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Unscrupulous, unprincipled refer to lack of moral standards or conscience to guide one's conduct. The unscrupulous person is without scruples of conscience, and disregards, or has contempt for, laws of right or justice with which he or she is perfectly well acquainted, and which should restrain his or her actions: unscrupulous in methods of making money, in taking advantage of the unfortunate. The unprincipled person is without moral principles or ethical standards in his or her conduct or actions: an unprincipled rogue; unprincipled conduct.

OTHER WORDS FROM unscrupulous

un·scru·pu·lous·ly, adverbun·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

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman also plans to detail steps the site has taken to vet the community for unscrupulous actors.
Congress presses Robinhood CEO on company’s role in GameStop stock frenzy|Tory Newmyer, Douglas MacMillan, Hamza Shaban|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
Companies are also required to obtain user consent and make clear to customers how their data are collected and used, a rule that reflects China’s broader effort to clamp down on unscrupulous data collection.
China’s draft payments rules put Ant, Tencent on notice|Rita Liao|January 22, 2021|TechCrunch
Google came out many years ago with a new attribute called a nofollow and asked website managers to add them to links in their comments section because unscrupulous spammers were causing havoc on their algorithms.
Making the argument for nofollow links in SEO|Rob Delory|January 12, 2021|Search Engine Watch
The lower jaw of No. 14 is quite Napoleonic in its strength and unscrupulousness, and this face carries its warning with it.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various

"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 Braddon
Their very daring and unscrupulousness seems to render them more attractive.
The Third Degree|Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow
Alas 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 Green
However, even at Aylmer's Pike, there were degrees and stages of comparative unscrupulousness.
Strange Stories|Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for unscrupulous

unscrupulous

/ (ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs) /

adjective

without scruples; unprincipled

Derived forms of unscrupulous

unscrupulously, adverbunscrupulousness or unscrupulosity (ʌnˌskruːpjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ), noun

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