Nonsensely

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Synonym of nonsensically. rare

    "Likewise some will speak well as it were by chance ; others in one discourse speak mixtly, now rational, then nonsensely, at least weakly or obstructedly."

Example

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"Likewise some will speak well as it were by chance ; others in one discourse speak mixtly, now rational, then nonsensely, at least weakly or obstructedly."

Etymology

From nonsense + -ly.

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