scruplelessadj.
/ˈskruːp(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈskrupə(l)ləs/ rare.
Having no scruples, unscrupulous.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unscrupulousness > unscrupulous person > [adjective]
conscienceless?c1425
unconscienced1467
unconscionable1568
inconscionablea1599
disconscient1641
unconscientious1649
unscrupulous1803
unscrupled1813
scrupleless1823
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous
conscienceless?c1425
unconscienced1467
unconscionable1568
inconscionablea1599
conscionless1607
disconscient1641
unconscientious1649
untendera1658
unscrupulous1803
any-lengthian1805
unscrupled1813
scrupleless1823
no good1838
sharky1858
1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. viii *. 189 Your Grace's swordsmen have had ill-luck of late; and it is hard, since you always choose the best hands, and such scrupleless knaves too.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1823- contravenable
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