unscrupulous
adjective
un·scru·pu·lous
ˌən-ˈskrü-pyə-ləs 
: not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulously
adverb
unscrupulousness
noun
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an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
The myth of the McDonald’s case suggests the restaurant giant was victimized by an unscrupulous plaintiff.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Yet Putnam sometimes tried to push Earhart’s career forward with unscrupulous methods.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The millennial realization that the world is full of unscrupulous people might explain why Anderson’s storytelling leans to fantasy and youthful innocence.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unscrupulous
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscrupulous. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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unscrupulous
adjective
un·scru·pu·lous
ˌən-ˈskrü-pyə-ləs
ˈən-
: not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulously
adverb
unscrupulousness
noun
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