unmotived

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adjective

Without any motive.

OriginEnglish motive ← Middle English motif ← Late Latin mōtīvum →
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Meanings

adjectiveunmotived (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableWithout any motive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Anglo-Normanmotif
  9. Middle Frenchmotif
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  12. Proto-Italic*moweō
  13. Latinmoveō
  14. Latinmōtus
  15. Late Latinmōtīvum
  16. Middle Englishmotif
  17. Englishmotive
  18. Englishunmotived

From un- + motive + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unvomited
Cite this entry
APA

unmotived. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmotived

MLA

“unmotived.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmotived. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmotived,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmotived.

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