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   senseless

   /ˈsɛnsləs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) unconscious: "the attack left a policeman beaten senseless" Similar unconsciousout coldoutcoldstunnednumbnumbedinsensibleinsensatecomatoseknocked outout for the countinformal:KO'dkayoedlaid outdead to the worldout like a lightspark outrare:soporosesoporousOpposite consciousaware
   • ▪ incapable of sensation: "the latch was too tight for his stiff and senseless fingers"
   • 2. lacking common sense; wildly foolish: "it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot" Similar pointlessfutilehopelessfruitlessuselessneedlesswastedin vainunavailingaimlessidleto no purposepurposelessworthlessmeaninglessvaluelessunproductiveunprofitableabsurdfoolishmadinsaneasininemoronicimbecilicnonsensicalstupididioticsillyirrelevantfootlingfatuoushollowinaneridiculousludicrousmindlessunintelligentunwiseirrationalillogicalinformal:daftOpposite sensiblewise
   • ▪ (especially of violent or wasteful action) without discernible meaning or purpose: "in Vietnam I saw the senseless waste of human beings"

   Derivatives

   • 1. senselessly adverb
   • 2. senselessness noun

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   SENSELESS definition: 1. not at all reasonable, or with no good or useful purpose: 2. unconscious: 3. not at all…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SENSELESS is destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense. How to use senseless in a sentence.

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   SENSELESS meaning: 1. not at all reasonable, or with no good or useful purpose: 2. unconscious: 3. not at all…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSENSELESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. If you describe an action as senseless, you think it is wrong because it has no purpose and produces no benefit. ...people whose lives have been destroyed by acts of senseless violence. If your child is thirsty for learning, then it is senseless to hold her back. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE after verb, verb-link ADJECTIVE]

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   Definition of senseless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Senseless definition: destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.. See examples of SENSELESS used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of senseless. adjective. not marked by the use of reason. “a senseless act” synonyms: mindless, reasonless. unreasonable. not reasonable; not showing good judgment. adjective. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being. “ senseless violence” synonyms: otiose, pointless, purposeless, superfluous, wasted. worthless.