insensible

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I call this process catastrophic gradualism: the small, almost insensible accumulation of evils, fairly minor in their individual character, but which when considered whole, inspire a pervasive feeling of dread.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025

But the Cylinder Sling by Building Block flirts with such attitude without becoming rude or insensible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

Yes, it’s fairly sentimental insofar as it dwells on how feelings color the world, but it’s not insensible to the gaps that feelings alone can’t fill.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

Lying insensible in the hospital, Hwang imagines a big, brash, classic American-style musical, replete with high-kicking chorus lines and bright harmonies.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2019

Taciturn, silent, insensible to the new breath of vitality that was shaking the house, Colonel Aureliano Buendía could understand only that the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez