"unsensible" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unsensible [comparative], most unsensible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English unsensible, equivalent to un- + sensible. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unsensible}} Middle English unsensible, {{prefix|en|un|sensible}} un- + sensible Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsensible (comparative more unsensible, superlative most unsensible)
  1. Not sensible; silly, foolish.
    Sense id: en-unsensible-en-adj-S-hpR1dm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 10 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 25 37 39
  2. That cannot be sensed; imperceptible.
    Sense id: en-unsensible-en-adj-IG5ULGKe Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 25 37 39
  3. Out of one's senses; unconscious.
    Sense id: en-unsensible-en-adj-Lm3u4iK2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 25 37 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unsensibly Related terms: insensible, insensitive, nonsensible, nonsensical, unsensitive

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