The Collaborative International Dictionary
Motiveless
Motiveless \Mo"tive*less\, a.
Destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive. --
Mo"tive*less*ness, n.
--G. Eliot.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
motiveless
1817, from motive (n.) + -less.
Wiktionary
motiveless
a. Without a motive.
WordNet
motiveless
adj. occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: unprovoked, wanton]
Usage examples of "motiveless".
Conclusion Criminal personality profiling has proved to be a useful tool to law enforcement in solving violent, apparently motiveless crimes.