— insensately , adv. — insensateness , n.
/in sen"sayt, -sit/ , adj.
1. not endowed with sensation; inanimate: insensate stone.
2. without human feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel; brutal.
3. without sense, understanding, or judgment; foolish.
[ 1510-20; insensatus irrational. See IN- 3 , SENSATE ]
Syn. 1. lifeless, inorganic. 2. insensible. 3. stupid, irrational, senseless, witless, dumb.