Definitions for unscrupulousʌnˈskru pyə ləs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•scru•pu•lous*ʌnˈskru pyə ləs(adj.)
not scrupulous; not restrained by scruples; unprincipled:
unscrupulous business dealings.
* 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.
Origin of unscrupulous:
1795–1805
un•scru′pu•lous•ness-ˈlɒs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unscrupulous(adj)
without scruples or principles
"unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
Wiktionary
unscrupulous(Adjective)
Without scruples, immoral
unscrupulous(Adjective)
Contemptuous of what is right or honorable
Webster Dictionary
Unscrupulous(adj)
not scrupulous; unprincipled
Translations for unscrupulous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gewetenloosAfrikaans
- عَديم الضَّميرArabic
- безскрупуленBulgarian
- inescrupulosoPortuguese (BR)
- bezohlednýCzech
- skrupellosGerman
- skrupelløsDanish
- αδίστακτος, ασυνείδητος, που δεν έχει αναστολέςGreek
- sin escrúpulosSpanish
- jultunudEstonian
- بی وجدانFarsi
- häikäilemätönFinnish
- sans scrupulesFrench
- חֲסַר מַצפּוּןHebrew
- अनैतिकHindi
- beskrupulozanCroatian
- lelkiismeretlen; gátlástalanHungarian
- jahatIndonesian
- samviskulausIcelandic
- (privo di scrupoli)Italian
- はれんちなJapanese
- 비양심적인Korean
- nejaučiantis jokio sąžinės graužimo, neturintis skrupulųLithuanian
- negodīgs; bezprincipu-; gatavs uz visuLatvian
- tdk berprinsipMalay
- gewetenloosDutch
- hensynsløs, uten skruplerNorwegian
- pozbawiony skrupułówPolish
- sem escrúpulosPortuguese
- lipsit de scrupuleRomanian
- бессовестныйRussian
- bezohľadnýSlovak
- brezobzirenSlovenian
- beskrupulozanSerbian
- samvetslös, skrupelfriSwedish
- ที่ไม่มีหลักศีลธรรมThai
- vicdansız, ahlâksızTurkish
- 沒有良心的，壞到骨裡的Chinese (Trad.)
- нерозбірливий у засобах; безпринципнийUkrainian
- بے ضميرUrdu
- cẩu thảVietnamese
- 不择手段的，无道德的Chinese (Simp.)
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