Principled
['prɪnsɪp(ə)ld] or ['prɪnsəpld]
Definition
(adj.) based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; 'principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency'; 'a principled person' .
Editor: Paula--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Principle
Edited by Ben
Examples
- I'm principled about this matter, said she, turning to Miss Ophelia; you'll find the necessity of it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Now, I'm principled against emancipating, in any case. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- You think me an unfeeling, loose-principled rake: don't you? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Edited by Ben