insensately

insensately
adverb see insensate

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • insensately — in·sen·sate·ly …   English syllables

  • insensately — adverb in an insensate manner • Derived from adjective: ↑insensate …   Useful english dictionary

  • insensate — insensately, adv. insensateness, n. /in sen sayt, sit/, adj. 1. not endowed with sensation; inanimate: insensate stone. 2. without human feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel; brutal. 3. without sense, understanding, or judgment; foolish. [1510 20; …   Universalium

  • insensate — adjective Etymology: Late Latin insensatus, from Latin in + Late Latin sensatus having sense, from Latin sensus sense Date: 15th century 1. lacking sense or understanding; also foolish 2. lacking animate awareness or sensation 3. lacking humane… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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