беспринципный

Russian

Etymology

From бес- (bes-) +‎ при́нцип (príncip) +‎ -ный (-nyj), a calque of German prinzipienlos. First attested in 1870.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bʲɪsprʲɪnˈt͡sɨpnɨj]

Adjective

беспринци́пный • (besprincípnyj)

unprincipled, unscrupulous

Derived terms

беспринци́пно (besprincípno), беспринци́пность (besprincípnostʹ)

References

Arapova, N. S. (2000) “беспринципный”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 55

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