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principled

[prin-suh-puhld]

adjective

  1. imbued with or having moral principles (often used in combination).

    high-principled.



principled

/ ˈɪԲɪə /

adjective

    1. having high moral principles

    2. ( in combination )

      high-principled

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Other Word Forms

  • misprincipled adjective
  • nonprincipled adjective
  • well-principled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of principled1

First recorded in 1635–45; principle + -ed 3
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He praised the government for having "shown such principled leadership in scrapping this pernicious Act".

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She was more conservative than Trump on — as far as the principled conservative goes — on pretty much everything from her economic policy to her foreign policy, to her law-and-order stance and the Constitution.

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He added: "There is no reason to put in place a system that is at odds with the DNA of any principled humanitarian organisation."

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It included short profiles of eight US Senators who took principled stands and suffered criticism and falling popularity as a result.

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As a Navajo man, as a principled man, Joe finds himself in turmoil over that decision.

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