skrupellös
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See also: skrupellos and skrupelløs
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From skrupel (“scruple”) + -lös (“-less”). Perhaps partly an anglicism.
Adjective[edit]
skrupellös (comparative mer skrupellös, superlative mest skrupellös)
- unscrupulous (without scruples)
- Synonym: (more common) skrupelfri
- Antonym: skrupulös (“scrupulous”)
Usage notes[edit]
Not in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) or Svensk ordbok (SO).
Declension[edit]
Inflection of skrupellös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | skrupellös | mer skrupellös | mest skrupellös |
Neuter singular | skrupellöst | mer skrupellöst | mest skrupellöst |
Plural | skrupellösa | mer skrupellösa | mest skrupellösa |
Masculine plural3 | skrupellöse | mer skrupellösa | mest skrupellösa |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | skrupellöse | mer skrupellöse | mest skrupellöse |
All | skrupellösa | mer skrupellösa | mest skrupellösa |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |