Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnslɪs/
adjective
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1 [often as complement] (of a person) unconscious: the attack left a policeman beaten senseless
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incapable of sensation: she knocked the glass from the girl’s senseless fingers
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2lacking common sense; wildly foolish: it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot
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(especially of violent or wasteful action) without discernible meaning or purpose: in Vietnam I saw the senseless waste of human beings
