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UNSCRUPULOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unscrupulously mean?
• UNSCRUPULOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb UNSCRUPULOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. without scruples
Familiarity information: UNSCRUPULOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without scruples
Context example:
she unscrupulously uses her charm to make men do what she wants
Pertainym:
unscrupulous (without scruples or principles)
Context examples
He took what he could get, ravenously and unscrupulously—eventually he took Daisy one still October night, took her because he had no real right to touch her hand.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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