Unscrupulous
//ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without scruples; immoral.
"The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital."
- 2 Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.
Adjective
- 1 without scruples or principles wordnet
Example
More examples"An unscrupulous person would sell even his own mother down the river."
Etymology
From un- + scrupulous.
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