unscrupulous
adjective
un·scru·pu·lous
ˌən-ˈskrü-pyə-ləs 
: not scrupulous : unprincipled
unscrupulously
adverb
unscrupulousness
noun
Examples of unscrupulous in a Sentence
an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
Within hours, your unscrupulous corporate rivals bask in ignoble victory.
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If there’s even an infinitesimal difference the crowd can make in these spots, better to hear unscrupulous applause than the death rattle that fell across the Garden as the ball hung in the air then plunged it straight to hell at the end of regulation.
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The truth of the situation, as our unscrupulous hero starts to realize after surviving his sixth plane crash, is that every step he’s taken away from one has led him closer to the other, and vice-versa.
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Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
Within hours, your unscrupulous corporate rivals bask in ignoble victory.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
If there’s even an infinitesimal difference the crowd can make in these spots, better to hear unscrupulous applause than the death rattle that fell across the Garden as the ball hung in the air then plunged it straight to hell at the end of regulation.
—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
The truth of the situation, as our unscrupulous hero starts to realize after surviving his sixth plane crash, is that every step he’s taken away from one has led him closer to the other, and vice-versa.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
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“Unscrupulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscrupulous. Accessed 5 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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