reasonless

reasonless
adjective Date: 14th century 1. not having the faculty of reason <
a reasonless brute
>
2. not reasoned ; senseless <
reasonless hostility
>
3. not based on or supported by reasons <
a reasonless accusation
>
reasonlessly adverb

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  • reasonless — [rē′zənlis] adj. 1. not having the ability to reason 2. not reasonable; illogical or senseless reasonlessly adv …   English World dictionary

  • reasonless — adjective 1. having no justifying cause or reason a senseless, causeless murder a causeless war that never had an aim an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change • Syn: ↑causeless • Similar to: ↑unmotivated 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • reasonless — reasonlessly, adv. reasonlessness, n. /ree zeuhn lis/, adj. 1. not having any reason or sense: an utterly reasonless display of anger. 2. not having a natural capacity for reason. [1350 1400; ME resonles. See REASON, LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • reasonless — /ˈrizənləs/ (say reezuhnluhs) adjective 1. not according to reason: an utterly reasonless display of temper. 2. not endowed with reason. –reasonlessly, adverb –reasonlessness, noun …  

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  • reasonless — rɪːznlɪs adj. baseless, unjustified, causeless; not based on reason, illogical …   English contemporary dictionary

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