undesigning
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They will either be disposed by wisdom, or they will be disposed by chance; that is, they will be disposed by blind and undesigning causes, if that were possible, and could be called a disposal.
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
The first comprises all those manifest indications of provident forethought, intelligent design, and moral purpose, which appear in the course of Nature, and which cannot be accounted for by a blind, unintelligent, undesigning cause.
From Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by Buchanan, James
The man, who can persuade others that he gabbles in a pleasant but ridiculous and undesigning manner, will lead them to suppose that his actions are equally incongruous, and void of intention.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas
He knew himself for an undesigning hypocrite, and felt that he might as well have been a rascal complete.
From Born in Exile by Gissing, George
She had but little sympathy with platonic friendships, and she recognised, with that shrewd mother-sense so many women acquire late in life, that Mrs. Otway was a most undesigning widow.
From Good Old Anna by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
