🇬🇧 Unscrupulously meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Unscrupulously means doing something in a way that is not honest or fair, and without worrying about being right or wrong. It's like someone who would take all the cookies even if they knew it wasn't fair to others, and they wouldn't feel bad about it. They just do what they want without thinking about being good or fair.

My little brother unscrupulously ate my candy and left the empty wrapper as evidence.

The sneaky raccoon unscrupulously stole our picnic sandwiches and left us with only a pickle.

The hamster unscrupulously chewed through my homework, which was a much better excuse than “I forgot.”

My best friend unscrupulously tricked me into thinking today was Saturday… on a school day!

I unscrupulously convinced my little cousin that broccoli was actually green candy.

At the fair a girl sold cookies. An older boy eyed her jar, grinned unscrupulously, reached in unscrupulously, lifted coins unscrupulously, pocketed bills unscrupulously and smiled unscrupulously as he walked off. The girl burst into tears; a teacher chased him, caught him, and returned the money. The girl hugged the jar and breathed out.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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