unprincipled
/ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But side by side with it was a baser conspiracy, among the more unprincipled and desperate friends of James, for the assassination of the King."
- "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."
- "Early in his career, Trump apprenticed himself to Roy Cohn, an unprincipled lawyer who taught the young Trump how to gain wealth and influence through ruthless bullying, profane braggadocio, opportunistic bigotry, baseless lawsuits, lying, and more lying. Yet as Trump’s “fixer” with politicians, judges and mob bosses, Cohn remained utterly loyal to Trump and his father, Fred."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English principle English -ed English principled English unprincipled From un- + principled.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/
Inflected Forms
more unprincipled (comparative)
most unprincipled (superlative)