well-principledadj.

1635 W. Jemmat in T. Taylor Princ. Christian Pract. Ep. Ded. sig. A4 This is the disposition, and these the behaviours of a Christian well principled and bottomed.

1648 Fruitfull Eng. like to become Barren Wilderness 9 Those considerate and wel-principled people, (who knew both their own due and the Parliaments duty).

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 133 A Pious and a Well-principled Education.

1750 J. Campbell Present State Europe viii. 207 A united, loyal, and well-principled People.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1754 I. 145 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.

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 157 I should like to see a well-principled reform in diet tried.

1873 J. O. Brookfield Not a Heroine i. 5 Four children had grown up—amiable, well-principled, and good-looking.

1936 Rotarian Apr. 32/3 The..Committee seek to make caddy employment a more highly desirable opportunity for any well-principled boy.

1978 Language 54 158 Much of the work..is..neither terribly well-principled theoretically nor rigorously-documented empirically.

2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 June (Sport section) 2 Bernstein is a man of integrity, a well-principled administrator.