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well-ˈprincipled, a. Holding, actuated by, or founded upon, good principles.
1691Norris Pract. Disc. 133 A Pious and well-principled Education. 1691Moralist title-p., By way of Dialogue, between a Well-Principled Lay-man, and a Professor of Theology. 1791Boswell Johnson an. 1754 The wild and pernicious ravings, under the name of Philosophy, which were thus ushered into the world, gave great offence to all well-principled men. 1828P. Cunningham N.S. Wales (ed. 3) II. 60 An intelligent, spirited, and well-principled population. 1837H. Martineau Soc. Amer. III. 157, I should like to see a well-principled reform in diet tried. 1873J. O. Brookfield Not a Heroine i. 5 Four children had grown up—amiable, well-principled, and good-looking. |