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  • 81Unscrupulousness — Unscrupulous Un*scru pu*lous, a. Not scrupulous; unprincipled. {Un*scru pu*lous*ly}, adv. {Un*scru pu*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82Wield — Wield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wielded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wielding}.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw. v[*a]lla… …

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  • 83Wielded — Wield Wield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wielded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wielding}.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw.… …

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  • 84Wielding — Wield Wield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wielded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wielding}.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw.… …

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  • 85harlotry — noun (plural ries) Date: 14th century 1. sexual profligacy ; prostitution 2. an unprincipled or immoral woman < he sups tonight with a harlotry Shakespeare > …

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  • 86low blow — noun Date: 1952 an unprincipled attack < gossip column that landed one low blow after another James Fallows > …

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  • 87rascal — noun Etymology: Middle English rascaile foot soldiers, commoners, worthless person, from Anglo French rascaille, from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) *rasquer to scrape, clean off, from Vulgar Latin *rasicare Date: 15th century 1. a mean,&#8230; …

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  • 88unscrupulous — adjective Date: 1803 not scrupulous ; unprincipled • unscrupulously adverb • unscrupulousness noun …

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  • 89varlet — noun Etymology: Middle English valet, vadlet, varlet servant, boy more at valet Date: 15th century 1. a. attendant, menial b. a knight s page 2. a base unprincipled person ; knave …

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  • 90unprincipledness — noun see unprincipled …

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