principled
adj/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/ · /ˈpɹɪnsəpəld/
Etymology From principle + -ed.
1
Based on, having, or manifesting principles
- Governors had need be well principled.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
- While most of these efforts have focused on compressing the uplink, none of them provide a principled solution to compressing the downlink.
2
strongly adhering to, or heedful of, guiding beliefs or moral rules
- Antonyms
- unprincipled
- Derived terms
- misprincipled, nonprincipled, principledly, principledness