senseless
sense·less / ˈsensləs/ • adj. 1. (of a person) unconscious: the attack left a policeman beaten senseless. ∎ incapable of sensation: she knocked the glass from the girl's senseless fingers.2. (esp. of violent or wasteful action) without discernible meaning or purpose: in Vietnam, I saw the senseless waste of human beings. ∎ lacking common sense; wildly foolish: it was as senseless as crossing Death Valley on foot.DERIVATIVES: sense·less·ly adv.sense·less·ness n.
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