insensible

UK /ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/ US /ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

Unable to be perceived by the senses.

Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm.

They fall away, / And languish with insensible decay.

2

Incapable or deprived of physical sensation.

“[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]”

The Leicester Daily Mercury reflected on how these concerns were the result of changing ways of getting around: "It might sound a bit crazy or just a little revolting that at Christmas works parties, some should drink themselves into a near-insensible state... This was not serious when they used public transport, but today more men and women use their own cars."

3

Unable to be understood; unintelligible.

4

Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.

If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, […]it shall be quashed.

5

Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent.

Lost in their loves, insensible of shame.

In spite of her deep-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection[…]

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