Unscrupulous

//ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.
Adjective
  1. 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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