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dishonest

English

Etymology

From Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Synchronically, dis- +? honest.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/

Adjective

dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest)

  1. Not honest.
  2. Interfering with honesty.
  3. (obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
    • c. 1560,Thomas North, Archontorologion
      speake 'dishonest word
  4. (obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
    • Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.

Antonyms

  • honest

Related terms

  • dishonesty

Translations

Further reading

  • dishonest at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • hedonists, stonished

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unprincipled

English

Etymology

un- +? principled

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?n?p??ns?p?ld/

Adjective

unprincipled (comparative more unprincipled, superlative most unprincipled)

  1. lacking moral values

Synonyms

  • licentious, immoral

Related terms

  • principled
  • principle

Translations

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary

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