a. Holding, actuated by, or founded upon, good principles.
1699. 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. Ht. Martineau, Soc. Amer., III. 157. I should like to see a well-principled reform in diet tried.
1873. Mrs. Brookfield, Not a Heroine, i. 5. Four children had grown up—amiable, well-principles, and good-looking.
