Insensateness

Insensateness
Insensate In*sen"sate, a. [L. insensatus. See {In-} not, and {Sensate}.] Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish. [1913 Webster]

The silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

The meddling folly or insensate ambition of statesmen. --Buckle. -- {In*sen"sate*ly}, adv. -- {In*sen"sate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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