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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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But rather than one big payoff, Bogotá security official Juliana Sáenz says that unscrupulous mechanics count on a steady stream of victims.
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Mariel Hemingway, as the daughter of an unscrupulous publishing tycoon, intent on taking over the Daily Planet, is allowed to develop a crush on Clark Kent, which remains both unrequited and unresolved by the film’s finish.
—Paul Mungo, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But rather than one big payoff, Bogotá security official Juliana Sáenz says that unscrupulous mechanics count on a steady stream of victims.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 July 2025
Despite that lax track record, some unscrupulous farmers have been fined or barred from participating in the H-2A program because of unpaid wages and other abuses.
—Scott Morgenstern, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
Mariel Hemingway, as the daughter of an unscrupulous publishing tycoon, intent on taking over the Daily Planet, is allowed to develop a crush on Clark Kent, which remains both unrequited and unresolved by the film’s finish.
—Paul Mungo, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscrupulous. Accessed 4 Aug. 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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