Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nonsensical
adj 1: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd
excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "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"
[syn: {absurd}, {derisory}, {laughable}, {ludicrous},
{preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
2: having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a
nonsensical jumble of words" [syn: {nonsense(a)}]
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