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principled.

Based on, having, or manifesting principles

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld//ˈpɹɪnsəpəld/
  1. Based on, having, or manifesting principles

    While most of these efforts have focused on compressing the uplink, none of them provide a principled solution to compressing the downlink.
  2. Based on, having, or manifesting principles strongly adhering to, or heedful of, guiding beliefs or moral rules

Where this word comes from

From principle + -ed.

verb/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld//ˈpɹɪnsəpəld/
  1. simple past and past participle of principle

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From principle + -ed.

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