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US
/nɑnˈsɛnsɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /nˌɒnsˈɛnzɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /nˌɒnsˈɛnzɪkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having no intelligible meaning
a nonsensical jumble of words
nonsense syllables -
so unreasonable as to invite derision
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
that's a cockeyed idea
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
a contribution so small as to be laughable
How To Use nonsensical In A Sentence
- Nowadays the word jabberwocky is used to mean nonsensical language in general. †"V Venkata Rao, Ahmedabad The Times of India
- Your death was determined to be “sudden unexplained death in epilepsy,” a term so cruelly nonsensical it might as well have been “fickle finger of fate.” Knowing Jesse
- Yet he still trailed to a nonsensical extent. Times, Sunday Times
- We should nip this nonsensical argument in the bud before it's taken too far, and the federal government follows.
- And in any case, we could take the second meaning of the word ‘insubstantial’ into consideration and say that dreams are meaningless and far too nonsensical.
- Of course his reconstructions might be merely a projection of Propp's thesis onto the material, in which case he was proving nothing; but he knew -- he _knew_ -- that his reconstructions were not nonsensical, and they did tend to coalesce toward the pure structure Propp had devised. Enchantment
- You can read what can only be described as the completely nonsensical ravings of this chap here.
- If you don’t want sarcastic commentary on the nonsensical aspects of the entertainment industry, I’d suggest ew is not the place for you. Kate Gosselin interview bingo: Get ready for another cliche-fest | EW.com
- If the present economic relations are simply absurd and nonsensical, hollow at their center, something to be rejected, then what is the prospect for a different life emerging?
- Not that all fantastic theories are equivalently nonsensical.