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单词 senselessly
释义

senseless

adjective

sense·​less ˈsen(t)s-ləs How to pronounce senseless (audio)
: destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to sense: such as
a
: unconscious
knocked senseless
b
: foolish, stupid
it was some senseless practical joke A. Conan Doyle
c
: meaningless
a senseless murder
senselessly adverb
senselessness noun

Synonyms

  • cold
  • insensible
  • unconscious
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Example Sentences

Don't be such a senseless idiot! she collapsed, senseless, after hitting her head
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1547, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

senseless

adjective

sense·​less ˈsen-sləs How to pronounce senseless (audio)
1
: unconscious sense 2
I was knocked senseless.
2
: stupid sense 2
It seemed senseless to run away without money. E. L. Konigsburg, From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

senselessly

adverb

as in pointlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pointlessly
  • irrelevantly
  • meaninglessly
  • imperfectly
  • inadequately
  • insufficiently
  • extraneously
  • inappropriately
  • wrongly
  • erroneously
  • improperly
  • incorrectly
  • undesirably
  • fallibly
  • mistakenly
  • misguidedly
  • inaccurately
  • unsatisfactorily
  • unwisely
  • inaptly
  • unsuitably
  • faultily
  • foolishly
  • amiss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • appropriately
  • rightly
  • properly
  • aptly
  • well
  • fittingly
  • suitably
  • correctly
  • perfectly
  • right
  • meaningfully
  • sensibly
  • sufficiently
  • wisely
  • adequately
  • infallibly
  • pertinently
  • prudently
  • acceptably
  • relevantly
  • satisfactorily
  • germanely
  • sagely
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