senseless

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not marked by the use of reason
    unresponsive to stimulation
    lacking import
    (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

Word Origin

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.

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Example

1. Senseless panic : how washington failed america .
2. The glory of victory in senseless war should never replace the dignity of peace in a sane world .
3. Eventually , it seems , every senseless waste of life gets its own gauzy tear-jerker .
4. But when bureaucracy and senseless red tape impede our ability to act and when poverty persists while international functionaries drag their feet african leaders have an obligation to opt for swifter solutions .
5. A war as senseless as vietnam .

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