senseless

[sens-lis]

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adjective

destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension.
stupid or foolish, as persons or actions.

nonsensical or meaningless, as words: This letter is either cryptic or senseless.

Origin of senseless

First recorded in 1550–60; sense + -less

Related formssense·less·ly, adverbsense·less·ness, noun

Synonyms for senseless

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1. insensate, insensible. 2. unperceiving, undiscerning. 3. silly, idiotic, inane, witless, asinine.

Antonyms for senseless

2. sensitive. 3. intelligent.

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Related Words for senselessly

desperately, furiously, crazily, passionately, violently, hastily, intensely, frantically, excitedly, recklessly, energetically, hysterically, impulsively, carelessly, insanely, dementedly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, hard

Examples from the Web for senselessly

Historical Examples of senselessly

Drawing one, he senselessly fired, but the men were too far off to be injured.
In the Wilds of Africa
W.H.G. Kingston
Senselessly, it stood watching Elza with a dull, vacant curiosity.
Tarrano the Conqueror
Raymond King Cummings
I said, 'Have you no respect for me or yourself to act so senselessly?'
A California Girl
Edward Eldridge
Some helpless thing in him wanted her and she was killing it cruelly and senselessly.
Narcissus
Evelyn Scott
He hired extravagantly and fired ruthlessly—to the minds of some, senselessly.
Triplanetary
Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for senselessly

senseless

adjective

lacking in sense; foolisha senseless plan
lacking in feeling; unconscious
lacking in perception; stupid

Derived Formssenselessly, adverbsenselessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for senselessly

senseless

adj.

1550s, "without sensation," from sense (n.) + -less. Of actions, etc., "devoid of purpose, proceeding from lack of intelligence," it is attested from 1570s. Related: Senselessly; senselessness.