unscrupulous
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un·scru·pu·lous
(ŭn-skro͞o′pyə-ləs)adj.
Having or showing no regard for what is right or honorable; devoid of scruples.
un·scru′pu·lous·ly adv.
un·scru′pu·lous·ness n.
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unscrupulous
(ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs)adj
without scruples; unprincipled; unfair
unˈscrupulously adv
unˈscrupulousness, unscrupulosity n
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un•scru•pu•lous
(ʌnˈskru pyə ləs)adj.
not scrupulous; not restrained by scruples; unprincipled: unscrupulous business dealings.
[1795–1805]
un•scru′pu•lous•ly, adv.
un•scru′pu•lous•ness, (-ˈlɒs ɪ ti) n.
syn: unscrupulous, unprincipled refer to a lack of moral or ethical standards. unscrupulous means not controlled by one's conscience and contemptuous of what one knows to be right or honorable: an unscrupulous landlord. unprincipled means lacking or not aware of moral standards that should restrain one's actions: an unprincipled rogue.
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| Adj. | 1. |  unscrupulous - without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"unprincipled - lacking principles or moral scruples; "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny"- A.E.Stevenson scrupulous - having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" |
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unscrupulous
adjective unprincipled, corrupt, crooked (informal), ruthless, improper, immoral, dishonest, unethical, exploitative, dishonourable, roguish, unconscionable, knavish, conscienceless, unconscientious These kids are being exploited by very unscrupulous people.
principled, moral, ethical, proper, upright, honourable, honest, scrupulous
principled, moral, ethical, proper, upright, honourable, honest, scrupulous
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unscrupulous
adjectiveLacking scruples or principles:
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Translations
عَديم الضَّمير
bezohledný
skrupelløs
gátlástalanlelkiismeretlen
samviskulaus
nejaučiantis jokio sąžinės graužimoneturintis skrupulų
bezprincipu-gatavs uz visunegodīgs
inescrupuloso
ahlâksızvicdansız
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unscrupulous
adj person, behaviour → skrupellos, gewissenlos; he is unscrupulous where money is concerned → er ist skrupellos or gewissenlos, wenn es um Geld geht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unscrupulous
[ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs] adj (person) → senza scrupoli, privo/a di scrupoli; (means) → disonesto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unscrupulous
(anˈskruːpjuləs) adjective having no conscience or scruples; wicked. He is an unscrupulous rogue.
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