Unprincipledness

Unprincipledness
Unprincipled Un*prin"ci*pled, a. [Pref. un- not + principled.] Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. -- {Un*prin"ci*pled*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • unprincipledness — noun see unprincipled …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unprincipledness — un·prin·ci·pled·ness …   English syllables

  • unprincipledness — noun see unprincipled …   Useful english dictionary

  • unprincipled — unprincipledness, n. /un prin seuh peuhld/, adj. 1. lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior. 2. not instructed in the principles of something (usually fol. by in). [1625 35; UN 1 +… …   Universalium

  • unprincipled — adjective Date: 1644 lacking moral principles ; unscrupulous • unprincipledness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abjectness — n 1. humbleness, poorness, beggarliness, paltriness, patheticalness, pitifulness, pitiableness; shabbiness, shoddiness, dirtiness, scrubbiness, scruffiness, scurviness; miserableness, squalidness, starkness, hopelessness, oppressiveness;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • paltriness — n 1. pettiness, triviality, trivialism, Brit. pottiness, inconsiderableness, unappreciableness, inconsequentiality, insignificance, unimportance, irrelevance, irrelevancy, nonessentiality; littleness, smallness, minuteness, slightness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • perversity — n 1. contrariness, contradictoriness, contradictiousness, Archaic. contrariousness, contrariety, contumaciousness, contumacity, contumacy, frowardness, seditiousness, refractoriness, querulousness; waywardness, disobedience, intransigence,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • unprincipled — /ʌnˈprɪnsəpəld / (say un prinsuhpuhld) adjective 1. lacking sound moral principles, as a person. 2. showing want of principle, as conduct, etc. –phrase 3. unprincipled in, not instructed in the principles of. –unprincipledness, noun …  

  • unprincipled — adj. lacking or not based on good moral principles. Derivatives: unprincipledness n …   Useful english dictionary

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