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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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Michael Douglas — Wall Street (1987) Gordon Gekko is a cunning and unscrupulous corporate predator who crystallized the Reagan-era ethos into three words.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Additionally, the industry has had issues in the past with unscrupulous companies.
—Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Pre-Purchase Fixes Getting fraudsters, bad actors and other unscrupulous abusers of returns policies out of the system is step number one.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 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 30 Mar. 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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