senseless

  • 11senseless — adj. senseless to + inf. (it was senseless to lie) * * * [ senslɪs] senseless to + inf. (it was senseless to lie) …

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  • 12senseless — adjective Date: 1557 destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: as a. unconscious < knocked senseless > b. foolish, stupid < it was some senseless practical joke A. Conan Doyle > c. meaningless, purposeless < a senseless murder > • …

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  • 13senseless — sense|less [ˈsensləs] adj 1.) happening or done for no good reason or with no purpose ▪ Her death seemed such a senseless waste of life. ▪ a senseless crime 2.) unconscious ▪ He had been beaten senseless . &GT;senselessly adv &GT;senselessness n&#8230; …

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  • 14senseless — sense|less [ sensləs ] adjective 1. ) happening or done for no purpose: the senseless killing of innocent people a senseless waste of money 2. ) unconscious: He drank himself senseless. ╾ sense|less|ly adverb ╾ sense|less|ness noun uncount …

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  • 15senseless — adjective 1 happening or done for no good reason or with no purpose: the senseless death of a young girl | senseless violence 2 unconscious: They beat him senseless, and left him for dead. senselessly adverb senselessness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16senseless — UK [ˈsensləs] / US adjective 1) happening or done for no purpose the senseless killing of innocent people a senseless waste of money 2) unconscious He drank himself senseless. Derived words: senselessly adverb senselessness noun uncountable …

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  • 17senseless — adjective a) Bereft of feeling or consciousness; deprived of sensation; unconscious; insensible. The blow to his head rendered him senseless, he didnt awaken until he was in the ambulance. b) Lacking meaning or …

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  • 18senseless — adjective 1) they found him senseless on the floor Syn: unconscious, stunned, insensible, insensate, comatose, knocked out, out cold, out for the count; numb; informal KO d, dead to the world, passed out Ant: conscious 2) …

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  • 19senseless — senselessly, adv. senselessness, n. /sens lis/, adj. 1. destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious. 2. lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension. 3. stupid or foolish, as persons or actions. 4. nonsensical or meaningless, as&#8230; …

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  • 20senseless — [ˈsensləs] adj 1) happening or done for no purpose the senseless killing of innocent people[/ex] 2) unconscious senselessly adv …

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