motivelessly

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adverb

Without a motive.

OriginEnglish motiveless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- →
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Meanings

adverbmotivelessly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a motive.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanmotif
  2. Middle Frenchmotif
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  5. Proto-Italic*moweō
  6. Latinmoveō
  7. Latinmōtus
  8. Late Latinmōtīvum
  9. Middle Englishmotif
  10. Englishmotive
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. Englishmotiveless
  16. Englishmotivelessly

From motiveless + -ly.

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APA

motivelessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motivelessly

MLA

“motivelessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motivelessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motivelessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motivelessly.

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