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mindlessly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AY1 N D L AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a mindless manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unreasonably senseless manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: senselessly

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

without intellectual involvement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all day long, he mindlessly filled out forms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mindless Middle English -ly English -ly English mindlessly From mindless + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِدُونِ عَقْلَانِيَّة (bidūni ʕaqlāniyya) — in a mindless manner
  • Czech: bezmyšlenkovitě — in a mindless manner
  • Finnish: järjettömästi — in a mindless manner
  • Finnish: mielettömästi — in a mindless manner
  • Finnish: älyttömästi — in a mindless manner
  • Georgian: უჭკუოდ (uč̣ḳuod) — in a mindless manner
  • Georgian: უგუნურად (ugunurad) — in a mindless manner
  • German: gedankenlos — in a mindless manner
  • Polish: bezrozumnie — in a mindless manner
  • Portuguese: à toa — in a mindless manner
  • Portuguese: sem pensar — in a mindless manner
  • Portuguese: inconsideradamente — in a mindless manner
  • Slovak: bezmyšlienkovito — in a mindless manner