CONSCIENCELESS

conscienceless, unconscionable

(adjective) lacking a conscience; “a conscienceless villain”; “brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless”; “an unconscionable liar”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

conscienceless (comparative more conscienceless, superlative most conscienceless)

Lacking a conscience; unscrupulous or ruthless.

• D. H. Lawrence

It was watching her with cold animal curiosity, something demonish and conscienceless.

Source: Wiktionary


Con"science*less, a.

Definition: Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous. Conscienceless and wicked patrons. Hookre.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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