INSENSATELY

insensately

(adverb) in an insensate manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

insensately (comparative more insensately, superlative most insensately)

In an insensate manner.

Source: Wiktionary


INSENSATE

In*sen"sate, a. Etym: [L. insensatus. See In- not, and Sensate.]

Definition: Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish. The silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things. Wordsworth. The meddling folly or insensate ambition of statesmen. Buckle.

– In*sen"sate*ly, adv.

– In*sen"sate*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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