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Motiveless — Mo tive*less, a. Destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive. {Mo tive*less*ness}, n. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motiveless — index arbitrary and capricious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
motiveless — (adj.) 1817, from MOTIVE (Cf. motive) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
motiveless — French police have intensified their search for the killer in the motiveless murder of a Parisian housewife and her three children yesterday (Times). Motiveless is a presumptuous, and potentially dangerous, word in many contexts. Who is to… … Dictionary of troublesome word
motiveless — adj. Motiveless is used with these nouns: ↑crime … Collocations dictionary
motiveless — mo|tive|less [ moutıvləs ] adjective done for no particular reason: an apparently motiveless crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
motiveless — UK [ˈməʊtɪvləs] / US [ˈmoʊtɪvləs] adjective done for no particular reason an apparently motiveless crime … English dictionary
motiveless — motive ► NOUN 1) a factor inducing a person to act in a particular way. 2) a motif. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ producing physical or mechanical motion. DERIVATIVES motiveless adjective. ORIGIN Latin motivus, from movere to move … English terms dictionary
motiveless — adjective occurring without motivation or provocation motiveless malignity unprovoked and dastardly attack F.D.Roosevelt • Syn: ↑unprovoked, ↑wanton • Similar to: ↑unmotivated • Derivationally rel … Useful english dictionary
motiveless — adjective see motive I … New Collegiate Dictionary
