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senseless
adjective
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
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ˈsɛnsləs
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adjective
(of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
adjective
Unresponsive to stimulation
“He lay insensible where he had fallen”
adjective
Not marked by the use of reason
“Mindless violence”
adjective
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
“Otiose lines in a play”
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He lay insensible where he had fallen
Drugged and senseless
Mindless violence
Reasonless hostility
A senseless act
Otiose lines in a play
Advice is wasted words
A pointless remark
A life essentially purposeless
Senseless violence
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