ethicless

English

Etymology

From ethic +‎ -less.

Adjective

ethicless (not comparable)

1. Without ethics.
   • 1976, Martin Abraham Abrahamsen, Cooperative business enterprise:

     They believe that people, rather than being dominated by what critics of capitalism described as ethicless self-interest and gain, should be characterized by a strong sense of "brotherly love" in their day-to-day relations.

   • 2005, Christopher Howard, Turning passions into profits: three steps to wealth and power:

     The tools themselves are ethicless just as a scalpel can be used to heal or to harm. People have ethics.

Derived terms

• ethiclessness

Anagrams

• set chisel, thesicles