principled
adjective/ˈprɪnsəpəld/
Frequency rank: #12,938 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Acting according to strong moral rules or beliefs.
Example sentence
She made principled decisions even when they were unpopular.
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