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unscrupulous

English

Etymology

un- +? scrupulous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??n?sk?u?pj?l?s/
  • Hyphenation: un?scru?pu?lous

Adjective

unscrupulous (comparative more unscrupulous, superlative most unscrupulous)

  1. Without scruples; immoral.
  2. Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.

Antonyms

  • scrupulous
  • ethical
  • upstanding

Translations

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wily

English

Etymology

From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly; equivalent to wile +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa?.li/
  • Rhymes: -a?li
  • Homophone: Wylie
  • Hyphenation: wi?ly

Adjective

wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)

  1. Sly, cunning, full of tricks
    Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:wily

Derived terms

  • wilily
  • wiliness

Translations

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