NONSENSICAL
\nˌɒnsˈɛnzɪkə͡l], \nˌɒnsˈɛnzɪkəl], \n_ˌɒ_n_s_ˈɛ_n_z_ɪ_k_əl]\
Definitions of NONSENSICAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
By Princeton University
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Absurd; without meaning.
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Nonsensically.
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Nonsensicalness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Nonsensically.
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Nonsensicalness.
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Without sense: absurd.
By Daniel Lyons
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