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Definition of Conscienceless
1. Adjective. Lacking a conscience. "An unconscionable liar"
Definition of Conscienceless
1. a. Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.
Definition of Conscienceless
1. Adjective. unscrupulous or ruthless ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conscienceless
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conscienceless
Literary usage of Conscienceless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare's Portrayal of the Moral Life by Frank Chapman Sharp (1902)
"CHAPTER V CONSCIENCE AND THE conscienceless IF the great master of those who know
human life has succeeded in describing adequately the conflict within the ..."
2. Sketches from the Mountains of Mexico by John R. Flippin (1889)
"conscienceless. I have adverted, rather incidentally to those Mexicans known as
the creditor class, but now propose to submit some additional reflections as ..."
3. The Social Crisis: The Duty of Government by Dempster Ostrander (1898)
"The wise are always just, but there is a grasping sort of wit and conscienceless
cunning that finds its profit in victimizing the simple-minded and weak. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"conscienceless and wicked patrons, of which sort the swarm are too great in the
Church of England. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, vii. g 24 (Ord MS.). ..."
5. Bulletin by Public Ownership League of America (1919)
"It also provides the increasing of the Interstate Commerce Commission to all
members. A conscienceless Betrayal of Labor The ..."
6. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1908)
"One of the most infamous phases of newspaper faking, which has become so notorious
in recent years and which shows the conscienceless character of modern ..."
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