What does unscrupulous mean?
Definitions for unscrupulous
ʌnˈskru pyə ləsun·scrupu·lous
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Princeton's WordNet
unscrupulousadjective
without scruples or principles
"unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"
Wiktionary
unscrupulousadjective
Without scruples, immoral
unscrupulousadjective
Contemptuous of what is right or honorable
ChatGPT
unscrupulous
Unscrupulous refers to someone who is dishonest or immoral, not constrained by ethical or moral principles. It describes a person who is ready to act dishonestly for personal gain, often without regard for the rights or feelings of others.
Webster Dictionary
Unscrupulousadjective
not scrupulous; unprincipled
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unscrupulous
un-skrōō′pū-lus, adj. not scrupulous, unprincipled.—adv. Unscru′pūlously.—n. Unscru′pūlousness.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unscrupulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unscrupulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of unscrupulous in a Sentence
Loopholes in our background checks system allow unscrupulous gun dealers and traffickers to operate in the shadows. That has deadly consequences for the safety of our communities and law enforcement officers sworn to protect us.
Whether we like it or not, our market is complicit in the trade in ivory, the big concern that we have at the moment is that there is evidence that unscrupulous traders and dealers are using the 1947 rule to disguise more modern ivory as being pre-1947, when it's not.
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune...
Unscrupulous vendors illegally profit on the backs, and feet, of American consumers by peddling phony and potentially perilous products as authentic goods, cBP strongly encourages consumers to protect their families by purchasing authentic goods from reputable vendors.
Let's not turn this into blaming people who travel, work and migrate around Europe, let's instead ensure governments respond to the needs of all communities and that unscrupulous employers that are grossly exploiting migrant workers and trying to limit their rights need to be dealt with.
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- bezskrupulózní, bezohledný, bezcharakterníCzech
- skrupellosGerman
- αδίστακτοςGreek
- desaprensivoSpanish
- بی پرواPersian
- häikäilemätönFinnish
- sans scrupulesFrench
- lelkiismeretlen, gátlástalanHungarian
- skruppelløsNorwegian
- skruppellausNorwegian Nynorsk
- inescrupulosoPortuguese
- lipsit de scrupuleRomanian
- беспринци́пныйRussian
- skrupelfriSwedish
- vicdansızTurkish
- 不擇手段Chinese
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