conscienceless

conscienceless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English conscience
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English conscienceless

    From conscience + -less.

    Adjective

    conscienceless (comparative more conscienceless, superlative most conscienceless)

    1. Lacking a conscience; unscrupulous or ruthless.
      • 1925, D. H. Lawrence, The Princess:
        It was watching her with cold animal curiosity, something demonish and conscienceless.

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