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adverb • in a meaningless and purposeless manner • in an unreasonably senseless manner | ||||||||
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noun • Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) | ||||||||
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noun • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening • the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason • (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation • the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency • systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | ||||||||
Understands About Grinding Lens With Cunning But Without Reason Crossword Clue
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SENSELESSLY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SENSELESSLY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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