Nonsensical

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without sense; absurd.

    "Well, her very foolish grandmother has mixed herself up in some nonsensical correspondence with the court of St. Germains; or, rather, has let herself be made a tool by Mr. Trevanion, who, I am happy to say, is not Ethel's husband; they arrested him just in time."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having no intelligible meaning wordnet
  2. 2
    so unreasonable as to invite derision wordnet

Synonyms

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meaninglesspreposterousabsurdabsurdabsurdasinine

Example

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"His nonsensical behavior is shocking."

Etymology

From nonsense + -ical.

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