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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲԱ, noun
  • ˈԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Բl· adverb
  • Բl·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of senseless1

First recorded in 1550–60; sense + -less
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The following morning, when news of the "senseless" attack broke sparking international outrage, the two accused shared multiple news and social media posts between themselves.

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Masked militants beat him senseless, broke bones all over his body and damaged his kidneys.

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But she’s unprepared to face Abby, a woman driven to avenge the loss of another great man cut down in a senseless murder – one that Joel committed and lied about to Ellie.

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Ola Raji was stabbed and shot in a senseless attack by two men while cycling on the East Surrey Grove estate, near Commercial Way, in Peckham, south London, on the night of 21 April 2015.

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In part that reflected investors’ recognition that even after Trump blinked, the tariff policy he was following was still economically senseless.

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