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Definition of unscrupulous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unscrupulous

adjective
 
/ʌnˈskruːpjələs/
 
/ʌnˈskruːpjələs/
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  1. without moral principles; not honest or fair synonym unprincipled
    • unscrupulous methods
    • In his desire for power, he has become completely unscrupulous.
    • The new law will give unscrupulous landlords an easy way of getting rid of people.
    opposite scrupulous
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • completely
    • quite
    • thoroughly
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See unscrupulous in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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