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unscrupulous

unsc·ru·pu·lous

UK/ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/ US/ʌˈnskrupjʌlʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

without scruples or principles

  • “unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power”
Antonyms
2.

lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

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Origin

From un- + scrupulous.

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