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UK
/ɪlˈɒdʒɪkəl/
]
[ US /ˌɪˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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lacking orderly continuity
a confused set of instructions
a confused dream about the end of the world
scattered thoughts
disconnected fragments of a story - lacking in correct logical relation
How To Use illogical In A Sentence
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- We did that a couple of Saturdays ago when we put on the most ridiculously illogical bet.
- He is also perturbed by the fact that no meaningful debate is being made on this illogical act of film censorship.
- If he starts from that position, he could then argue that reducing “all right” to an “alright” that * means the same thing* as (the acceptable-in-writing) “all right” is illogical (it would be creating, in effect, a new homograph to ‘alright’). The pot calling the kettle illogical « Motivated Grammar
- Teddy Roosevelt endorsed an effort to remove spellings that many Americans perceived to be cumbersome and illogical from the English language as used in America. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
- In my view, it would be illogical and incorrect to describe these two buildings as a house.
- Even in an arena as illogical and playful as football, my faith in modernity, science, and rationality remains unshaken.
- It is completely illogical to assume that being ashamed and having your school "excoriate" you will be motivational in any way. The Reality Check
- A costly and illogical drain on its scant resources.
- But even the most logical of us have illogical moments and problems with romance.