conscionlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒnʃnləs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑnʃənləs/

Forms: 1600s conscionles, 1600s conscionlesse, 1800s– conscionless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: conscience n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < conscion- , inferred singular of conscions , variant of conscience n. (see conscioned adj.) + -less suffix Compare earlier conscienceless adj. Compare also earlier unconscionable adj., conscioned adj., conscionable adj.

Now rare.

= conscienceless adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unscrupulousness > [adjective]

unconscienced1467

unconscionable1492

conscienceless?1587

conscionless1607

unconscientious1657

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous

conscienceless?c1425

unconscienced1467

unconscionable1568

inconscionablea1599

conscionless1607

disconscient1641

unconscientious1649

untendera1658

unscrupulous1803

any-lengthian1805

unscrupled1813

scrupleless1823

no good1838

sharky1858

1607 S. Hieron Def. Ministers Reasons 154 More bold, because..more conscionles.

1615 T. Worthington Whyte dyed Black To Rdr. sig. A5 My cheefe proiect in this treatise being to proue M. Whyte in his wrytings a most dishonest, conscionles, and faithles man.

a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 257 Their conscionlesse vse of the things which God hath measured to them.

1885 V. Fourmond in Trials North-west Rebellion (1886) 397 As one who has been seventeen years among the half-breeds of this country, who knows their simplicity, how easily they are led away by designing and conscionless people, such as this man.

1899 S. MacManus Through Turf Smoke 277 That's twicet the conscionless knave has robbed an' thricked me.

1932 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 4 June 6/1 The handling of the case was left to a couple of civilian bunglers, one of whom turned out to be a conscionless fakir, almost as bad as the abductors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	conscionless
释义	conscionlessadj. Brit. /ˈkɒnʃnləs/, U.S. /ˈkɑnʃənləs/ Forms: 1600s conscionles, 1600s conscionlesse, 1800s– conscionless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: conscience n., -less suffix. Etymology: < conscion- , inferred singular of conscions , variant of conscience n. (see conscioned adj.) + -less suffix Compare earlier conscienceless adj. Compare also earlier unconscionable adj., conscioned adj., conscionable adj. Now rare. = conscienceless adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unscrupulousness > [adjective] unconscienced1467 unconscionable1492 conscienceless?1587 conscionless1607 unconscientious1657 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > unscrupulous conscienceless?c1425 unconscienced1467 unconscionable1568 inconscionablea1599 conscionless1607 disconscient1641 unconscientious1649 untendera1658 unscrupulous1803 any-lengthian1805 unscrupled1813 scrupleless1823 no good1838 sharky1858 1607 S. Hieron Def. Ministers Reasons 154 More bold, because..more conscionles. 1615 T. Worthington Whyte dyed Black To Rdr. sig. A5 My cheefe proiect in this treatise being to proue M. Whyte in his wrytings a most dishonest, conscionles, and faithles man. a1617 S. Hieron Penance for Sinne in Wks. (1620) II. 257 Their conscionlesse vse of the things which God hath measured to them. 1885 V. Fourmond in Trials North-west Rebellion (1886) 397 As one who has been seventeen years among the half-breeds of this country, who knows their simplicity, how easily they are led away by designing and conscionless people, such as this man. 1899 S. MacManus Through Turf Smoke 277 That's twicet the conscionless knave has robbed an' thricked me. 1932 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 4 June 6/1 The handling of the case was left to a couple of civilian bunglers, one of whom turned out to be a conscionless fakir, almost as bad as the abductors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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