INSENSUOUS

Etymology

Adjective

insensuous (comparative more insensuous, superlative most insensuous)

Not sensuous; not pertaining to, affecting, or addressing the senses.

Source: Wiktionary


In*sen"su*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + sensuous.]

Definition: Not sensuous; not pertaining to, affecting, or addressing, the senses. That intermediate door Betwixt the different planes of sensuous form And form insensuous. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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