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senseless
What does senseless mean?
senseless (adjective): not marked by the use of reason.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce senseless?
/ˈsɛnsləs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does senseless come from?
From sense + -less.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “senseless” mean?
fit or ready for use or service
Not quite: that's what operational means.
excellent, exciting, remarkable
Not quite: that's what awesome means.
unfavorable; negative; not good
Not quite: that's what bad means.
not marked by the use of reason
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