reasonless
Americanadjective
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not having any reason or sense.
an utterly reasonless display of anger.
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not having a natural capacity for reason.
Other Word Forms
- reasonlessly adverb
- reasonlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of reasonless
First recorded in 1350–1400, reasonless is from the Middle English word resonles. See reason, -less
Example Sentences
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In a bizarre, almost reasonless unsigned decision, the majority even made clear the case had no value as precedent.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2016
People often assume that science is the realm of certainty and verifiability, while religion is the place of reasonless belief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2016
Then suddenly like a reasonless wind out of heaven the thing came near.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
Though only a rough-haired terrier, it seems to guard him; yet the constant recurrence of apparently reasonless growls and barks startles and annoys him.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
They are reasonless, ecstatic, spontaneous, giving voice as accurately and joyously as they can to the vibrations of peace and harmony—to the Sounds, which they feel from Nature.
From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Comfort, Will Levington
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