principled (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *principled*:
ADJECTIVE	all	principled	based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality

principled > pronunciation
Sounds	prih'nsahpahld
Rhymes	addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...

English > *principled*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality.
Examples	"principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency" "a principled person"
Narrower	high-principled	Having high principles
See also	scrupulous	Having scruples
Opposite	unprincipled	lacking principles or moral scruples / scruples

HyperDic: principled