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unprincipled

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English principled English unprincipled From un- + principled.

  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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