unprincipled

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ principled.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/
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Adjective

unprincipled (comparative more unprincipled, superlative most unprincipled)

  1. Lacking moral values.
    • 2025 January 23, David French, “Donald Trump Is Running Riot”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      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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  • Oxford English Dictionary