What is destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive. -- Mo"tive*less*ness, n. G. Eliot called?
motiveless — Destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive. -- Mo"tive*less*ness, n. G. Eliot. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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