单词 | unconscientiously |
释义 | unconscientiouslyadv. In an unconscientious manner; without regard for conscience or duty; unscrupulously; irresponsibly. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unscrupulousness > [adverb] unconsciencely?1449 unconscionably1583 consciencelesslya1603 inconscionably1634 contraconscientiously1648 unconscientiously1649 unscrupulously1833 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > unscrupulously unconsciencely?1449 unconscionably1583 consciencelesslya1603 inconscionably1634 unconscientiously1649 untenderly1651 unscrupulously1833 1649 A. Ascham Bounds Publique Obed. 3 An acknowledgement of their authority and right, which is very uncasuistly and unconscientiously inserted here. 1703 G. Brown Toleration Defended 16 The greatest men of the Presbyterian Party..most unconscientiously did fly out into open Rebellion. 1780 Ann. Reg., Chron. 208/2 The attorney had acted very unconscientiously. 1898 G. W. Steevens Egypt xix. 219 The Chicago colonel..unconscientiously copies them. 1916 J. Buchan Power-house (new ed.) ii. 32 The motor-car had not halted to investigate the damage, but had proceeded unconscientiously on its way. 1957 Proc. Aristotelian Soc. 58 184 He is not acting unconscientiously like a teetotaller who in cheerful company yields to the temptation to drink. 2009 B. A. Seloaf On Hostile Ground 309 He hoped he wouldn't turn into a war machine that killed unconscientiously. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1649 |
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