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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNSENSIBLE, adj. Destitute of sense or reasoning power (Sc. 1825 Jam.; Cai. 1904 E.D.D.). Now only dial. in Eng.Sc. 1814 M. Brunton Discipline xxii.:
The poor lad was not so unsensible, but he knew to do his bidding. No' that he's unsensible, except when a notion takes hnn.
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"Unsensible adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/unsensible>
