Conscienceless

Conscienceless
Conscienceless Con"science*less, a. Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous. [1913 Webster]

Conscienceless and wicked patrons. --Hookre. [1913 Webster]


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  • conscienceless — adjective see conscience …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • conscienceless — adjective unscrupulous or ruthless …   Wiktionary

  • conscienceless — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lacking scruples or principles: ruthless, unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous. See HONEST …   English dictionary for students

  • conscienceless — adj. lacking morals, lacking scruples …   English contemporary dictionary

  • conscienceless — con·science·less …   English syllables

  • conscience — conscienceless, adj. consciencelessly, adv. consciencelessness, n. /kon sheuhns/, n. 1. the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one s conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience. 2. the complex …   Universalium

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