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senselessly

sense·less
S s

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    • US Pronunciation
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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sens-lis]
    • /ˈsɛns lɪs/
    • /ˈsens.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sens-lis]
    • /ˈsɛns lɪs/

Definitions of senselessly word

  • adjective senselessly destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious. 1
  • adjective senselessly lacking mental perception, appreciation, or comprehension. 1
  • adjective senselessly stupid or foolish, as persons or actions. 1
  • adjective senselessly nonsensical or meaningless, as words: This letter is either cryptic or senseless. 1

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Origin of senselessly

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; sense + -less

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Parts of speech for Senselessly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

senselessly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for senselessly

adj senselessly

  • absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
  • deliriously — Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
  • dementedly — crazy; insane; mad.
  • devotedly — zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty, or affection: a devoted friend.
  • distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.

adv senselessly

  • blindly — If you say that someone does something blindly, you mean that they do it without having enough information, or without thinking about it.
  • heedlessly — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.

adverb senselessly

  • asininely — In an asinine manner; very irrationally.
  • daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
  • fatuously — With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
  • illogically — In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.

adjective senselessly

  • crazily — If something moves crazily, it moves in a way or in a direction that you do not expect.
  • desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
  • energetically — In an energetic manner.
  • exceedingly — Extremely.
  • excessively — To a greater degree or in greater amounts than is necessary, normal, or desirable; inordinately.

Antonyms for senselessly

adjective senselessly

  • calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
  • normally — in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.

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