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)

1. 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	superlative1
common singular	skrupellös	mer skrupellös	mest skrupellös
neuter singular	skrupellöst	mer skrupellöst	mest skrupellöst
plural	skrupellösa	mer skrupellösa	mest skrupellösa
masculine plural2	skrupellöse	mer skrupellösa	mest skrupellösa
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skrupellöse	mer skrupellöse	mest skrupellöse
all	skrupellösa	mer skrupellösa	mest skrupellösa

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• skrupellös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)