faustian

(adjective)

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values

- a Faustian pact with the Devil

Sentences with faustian as an adjective:

- She was a truly Faustian archaeologist, not above sleeping with other researchers to find out what leads they were following.