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English Dictionary: nonsensical by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nonsensical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonsensical
adj
  1. incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "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"
    Synonym(s): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
  2. having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
    Synonym(s): nonsense(a), nonsensical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a.
      Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational;
      preposterous. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ly}, adv. --
      {Non*sen"si*cal*ness}, n.
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