"underscrupulous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underscrupulous.wav Forms: more underscrupulous [comparative], most underscrupulous [superlative]
Etymology: From under- + scrupulous. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|scrupulous}} under- + scrupulous Head templates: {{en-adj}} underscrupulous (comparative more underscrupulous, superlative most underscrupulous)
  1. Insufficiently scrupulous.
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