skrupellös
See also: skrupellos and skrupelløs
Swedish
Etymology
From skrupel (“scruple”) + -lös (“-less”). Perhaps partly an anglicism.
Adjective
skrupellös (comparative mer skrupellös, superlative mest skrupellös)
- unscrupulous (without scruples)
- Synonym: (more common) skrupelfri
- Antonym: skrupulös (“scrupulous”)
Usage notes
Not in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) or Svensk ordbok (SO).
Declension
| Inflection of skrupellös | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
References
- skrupellös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)