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unprincipled

adj
/ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/US

Etymology

From un- + principled.

  1. derived from *preh₂-✻
  2. derived from prīncipium
  3. derived from principe
  4. inherited from principle
  5. suffixed as principled — “principle + ed”
  6. formed as unprincipled — “un- + principled”

Definitions

  1. Lacking moral values.

    • But side by side with it was a baser conspiracy, among the more unprincipled and desperate friends of James, for the assassination of the King.
    • That’s what Joe Biden did. His pardon of his son Hunter was understandable from a paternal perspective (what father wants to see his son in prison?), but it was inexcusably unprincipled.

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