unscrupulously
"unscrupulously" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unscrupulously” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In an unscrupulous manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unscrupulously · unscrupulously · English
unscrupulously · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unscrupulously |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unscrupulously” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unscrupulously is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In an unscrupulous manner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for unscrupulously in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From unscrupulous + -ly. The correct English form is unscrupulously, spelled U-N-S-C-R-U-P-U-L-O-U-S-L-Y.
Definition
- 1In an unscrupulous manner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unscrupulously appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His acquaintances were passed without greeting; while, as for his confidential friends, them he pointedly, unscrupulously, and with a kind of fierceness, cut dead.
Etymology
From unscrupulous + -ly.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.