Meaning & use
Senselessly
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In a way that lacks reason, purpose, or awareness; pointlessly or foolishly.
See it in a sentence
The vandals senselessly smashed the windows of the community center.
He wandered senselessly through the fog after the blow to his head.
A note on using this word
Combines 'sense' with the negating suffix '-less' and adverbial '-ly,' and can describe either poor judgment or a literal loss of consciousness.
Words with a similar meaning
pointlesslyfoolishly
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Words with an opposite meaning
sensiblyrationally
Another way to use it
2. adverb
In a manner showing no physical awareness or consciousness.
He lay senselessly on the pavement after the fall.
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