senseless sense·less adj

senseless sense·less adj
['sɛnslɪs]
1) (stupid: action) insensato (-a), (idea) assurdo (-a)

acts of senseless violence — atti di violenza insensata

2) (unconscious) privo (-a) di sensi or di conoscenza

she fell senseless to the ground — cadde a terra priva di sensi


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