illogical

[ ih-loj-i-kuhl ]

/ ɪˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

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adjective

not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning: an illogical reply.

Words nearby illogical

illiterati, illness, illocution, illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality, illude, illume, illuminable, illuminance

Origin of illogical

First recorded in 1580–90; il-² + logical

SYNONYMS FOR illogical

unsound, absurd, preposterous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM illogical

il·log·i·cal·ly, adverbil·log·i·cal·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for illogical

In other words, in the world of logic, only the illogical has a chance.
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It blinds us to its presence, even as it works to obscure our reality and provide logical explanations for illogical facts.
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Of all the murky dealings tied to the political heiress, why the fuss over numbers so illogical?
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Legacies, for some obscure and illogical cause, do modify attitudes towards marriages.
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Nor was he so illogical as to abate one item of his old confessions.
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We have only to ask what illogical elements does the matter contain?
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At the same time he had an illogical determination not to leave the bodies of his men in the hands of the Rumi.
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Ironweed of royal purple, maroon-shot, mingles in illogical harmony with the blue vervain and magenta trumpet-weeds.
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British Dictionary definitions for illogical

illogical

/ (ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /

adjective

characterized by lack of logic; senseless or unreasonable

disregarding logical principles

Derived forms of illogical

illogicality (ɪˌlɒdʒɪˈkælɪtɪ) or illogicalness, nounillogically, adverb

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illogical

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British Dictionary definitions for illogical

adjective

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