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un·mor·al

 (ŭn-môr′əl, -mŏr′-)
adj.
1. Having no moral quality; amoral.
2. Unrelated to moral or ethical considerations; nonmoral.

un′mo·ral′i·ty (-mə-răl′ĭ-tē, -mô-) n.
un·mor′al·ly adv.
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unmoral

(ʌnˈmɒrəl)
adj
outside morality; amoral
unmorality n
unˈmorally adv
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un•mor•al

(ʌnˈmɔr əl, -ˈmɒr-)

adj.
1. not within the scope of morality; neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral.
2. lacking or unaffected by moral sense or principles.
[1835–45]
un`mo•ral′i•ty (-məˈræl ɪ ti, -mɔ-) n.
un•mor′al•ly, adv.
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