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insensitively

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in·sen·si·tive  (n-sns-tv)
adj.
1. Not physically sensitive; numb.
2.
a. Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling.
b. Lacking in responsiveness: insensitive to the needs of the customers.

in·sensi·tive·ly adv.
in·sensi·tivi·ty, in·sensi·tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.insensitively - in an insensitive manner; "the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack"
sensitively - in a sensitive manner; "she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack"
Translations
insensitively [ɪnˈsensɪtɪvlɪ] ADVcon falta de sensibilidad
insensitively [ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪvlɪ] advinsensibilmente, senza sensibilità
insensitively [ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪvlɪ] advinsensibilmente, senza sensibilità


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House Leader Dennis Hastert, already accused of reacting insensitively to the devastation, rejected the proposal.
In the process he insensitively makes use of the example of those drawn to the circus unmindful of how such a caustic reference to the topic might poorly affect Alypius sitting in the lecture room.
I truly believe that gay and lesbian travelers tend to be more aware of local sensitivities, since we have been so insensitively treated by our larger culture as a whole.
 
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