well-ˈprincipled, a.
Holding, actuated by, or founded upon, good principles.
| 1691 Norris Pract. Disc. 133 A Pious and well-principled Education. 1691 Moralist title-p., By way of Dialogue, between a Well-Principled Lay-man, and a Professor of Theology. 1791 Boswell Johnson an. 1754 The wild and pernicious ravings, under the name of Philosophy, which were thus ushered into the world, gave great offence to all well-principled men. 1828 P. Cunningham N.S. Wales (ed. 3) II. 60 An intelligent, spirited, and well-principled population. 1837 H. Martineau Soc. Amer. III. 157, I should like to see a well-principled reform in diet tried. 1873 J. O. Brookfield Not a Heroine i. 5 Four children had grown up—amiable, well-principled, and good-looking. |