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单词 moralless
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morallessadj.

Brit. /ˈmɒrəlləs/, U.S. /ˈmɔrə(l)ləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moral n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < moral n. + -less suffix.
Now rare.
Having no moral or morals.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective]
unlawfula1387
unprincipled1644
immoral1660
unmoralized1668
non-moral1858
moralless1869
unethic1871
unethical1871
messy1914
1869 G. Haven National Sermons Introd. p. xi History, that simply describes vanished events, is as purposeless and profitless as a moralless tale.
1884 Mag. of Art Feb. 150/1 The artist of independent and moral-less purpose.
1898 G. A. Smith Life H. Drummond (1899) vi. 140 Drummond had never treated religion..as if it were utterly without the great law of life, a moral-less magic of arbitrary formulas.
2001 Arizona Republic (Nexis) 6 July 4 If education were run using a private enterprise model rather than a model controlled by a godless, moralless government, our children would be better educated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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