Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or showing no regard for what is right or honorable; devoid of scruples.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not scrupulous; having no scruples; regardless of principle; unprincipled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not scrupulous; unprincipled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
scruples ,immoral - adjective
Contemptuous of what isright orhonorable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without scruples or principles
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sadly, there is an industry of what we call unscrupulous agents operating around the world who sell advice on how to take advantage of Canada to break our laws, Kenny said.
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They also blame what they call unscrupulous public adjusters, who earn commissions helping consumers obtain insurance payments, saying they have aggressively filed sinkhole claims in the absence of a major hurricane since 2005 to provide business.
Plugging a Gap in Sinkhole Coverage Leslie Scism 2011
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Sadly, there is an industry of what we call unscrupulous agents operating around the world who sell advice on how to take advantage of Canada to break our laws, Kenny said.
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I may be what they call unscrupulous when I'm surprised.
Rhoda Fleming — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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I may be what they call unscrupulous when I'm surprised.
Rhoda Fleming — Complete George Meredith 1868
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I may be what they call unscrupulous when I'm surprised.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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And it might restrain unscrupulous U.S. employers, who have taken the opportunity to drive down costs by hiring people who can't risk reporting substandard working conditions or forming a union.
Sarah van Gelder: No One Is Illegal: Why YES! Magazine Is Taking the I-Word Pledge Sarah van Gelder 2010
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And it might restrain unscrupulous U.S. employers, who have taken the opportunity to drive down costs by hiring people who can't risk reporting substandard working conditions or forming a union.
Sarah van Gelder: No One Is Illegal: Why YES! Magazine Is Taking the I-Word Pledge Sarah van Gelder 2010
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And, Obama got elected because of eight years of narrow minded and self-serving policies of the previous administration which allowed these banks to do business as usual as they buried themselves in unscrupulous fiscal practices.
McConnell: There's a bailout fund in current Wall St. reform bill 2010
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That results in unscrupulous sellers with excellent feedback ratings and in perpetuating their ability to rip-off additional people.
Some eBay Sellers Will Get a Price Break, but Hated Feedback System Stays - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
mohitanand commented on the word unscrupulous
djective: without scruples or principles
In the courtroom, the lawyer was unscrupulous, using every manner of deceit and manipulation to secure a victory for himself.
October 19, 2016