Definitions for unscrupulousness-ˈlɒs ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•scru•pu•lous*ʌnˈskru pyə ləs(adj.)

  1. 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

  1. unscrupulousness(noun)

    the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty

Wiktionary

  1. unscrupulousness(Noun)

    The state of being unscrupulous.


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