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senseless

[sens-lis]

adjective

  1. destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.

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  2. lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension.

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  3. stupid or foolish, as persons or actions.

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  4. nonsensical or meaningless, as words.

    This letter is either cryptic or senseless.



senseless

/ ˈɛԲɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking in sense; foolish

    a senseless plan

  2. lacking in feeling; unconscious

  3. lacking in perception; stupid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • senselessly adverb
  • senselessness noun
  • ˈԲԱ noun
  • ˈԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of senseless1

First recorded in 1550–60; sense + -less
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French President Emmanuel Macron said the teaching assistant was a "victim of a senseless wave of violence" and declared that "the nation is in mourning".

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Even worse, these policies will cause senseless harm in our communities.

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We string together fragments to make sense of the senseless, Thien observes, “searching backwards for a cause.”

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A judge described the attack as "senseless", resulting in "catastrophic injuries".

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“As alleged in the indictment, these defendants engaged in violent and senseless acts,” said U.S.

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