illogical

  • 1Illogical — Il*log ic*al, a. Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference. {Il*log ic*al*ly}, adv. {Il*log ic*al*ness}, n. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2illogical — I adjective absurdus, contradictory, contrary to reason, contrary to the rules of logic, fallacious, faulty, groundless, inconsistent, indefensible, irrational, logically unsound, mistaken, nonscientific, paralogistic, self contradictory,… …

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  • 3illogical — (adj.) 1580s, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + LOGICAL (Cf. logical). Related: Illogically …

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  • 4illogical — [adj] not making sense absurd, casuistic, cockeyed*, fallacious, false, fatuous, faulty, groundless, hollow, implausible, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsequent, inconsistent, incorrect, invalid, irrational, irrelevant, mad, meaningless, not… …

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  • 5illogical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking sense or sound reasoning. DERIVATIVES illogicality noun (pl. illogicalities) illogically adverb …

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  • 6illogical — [i läj′i kəl] adj. [< IN 2 + LOGICAL] not logical or reasonable; using, based on, or caused by faulty reasoning illogicality [i läj′ikal′i tē] n. illogicalness illogically adv …

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  • 7illogical — adj. illogical to + inf. (it s illogical to assume that) * * * [ɪ lɒdʒɪk(ə)l] illogical to + inf. (it s illogical to assume that) …

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  • 8illogical — il|log|i|cal [ ı ladʒıkl ] adjective 1. ) illogical behavior, feelings, or actions seem strange because you cannot give good reasons for them: She felt illogical guilt after her father died. I know it s illogical to worry so much, but I can t… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9illogical — [[t]ɪlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf (disapproval) If you describe an action, feeling, or belief as illogical, you are critical of it because you think that it does not result from a logical and ordered way of thinking. It is …

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  • 10illogical — UK [ɪˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] / US [ɪˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l] adjective 1) illogical behaviour, feelings, or actions seem strange because you cannot give good reasons for them She felt illogical guilt after her father died. I know it s illogical to worry so much, but I… …

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