MINDLESSLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mindlessly mean? 

• MINDLESSLY (adverb)
  The adverb MINDLESSLY has 2 senses:

1. without intellectual involvement

2. in an unreasonably senseless manner

  Familiarity information: MINDLESSLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINDLESSLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without intellectual involvement

Context example:

all day long, he mindlessly filled out forms

Pertainym:

mindless (requiring little mental effort)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an unreasonably senseless manner

Synonyms:

mindlessly; senselessly

Context example:

these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards

Pertainym:

mindless (not marked by the use of reason)