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senseless

/ˈsɛnsləs/ adjective C1
  1. Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation. · The blow to his head rendered him senseless; he didn’t awaken until he was in the ambulance.
  2. Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense. · What a senseless waste of money.
  3. Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act. · The school shooting was a senseless act of violence.
  4. Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement · He took senseless risks, not even aware of the danger he was in.
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The man glared round him, staggered, and fell senseless upon the floor.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 35 · B2
Then they would howl and shriek senseless songs, and invite the Jungle-People to climb up their trees and fight them, or would start furious battles over nothing among themselves, and leave the dead monkeys where the Jungle-People could see them.
The Jungle Book, p. 36 · B2
A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur.
The Jungle Book, p. 76 · B2
He found Edmond lying prone, bleeding, and almost senseless.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 250 · C1

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