nonsensical

[ non-sen-si-kuh l ]

/ nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl /

(of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.

(of behavior, conduct, actions, etc.) foolish, senseless, fatuous, or absurd: His nonsensical behavior was unusual for such a serious person.

objectionable, impudent, insubordinate: I refuse to listen to that nonsensical gossip.

of trifling importance or of little or no use: I've had more than enough of your nonsensical advice!

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Related formsnon·sen·si·cal·ly, adverbnon·sen·si·cal·i·ty, non·sen·si·cal·ness, noun

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The method in question, they say, is not only unproven but nonsensical.
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Mold them into fireworks, nonsensical swirls, and random color bursts.
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Or is the line just a collection of nonsensical sounds and syllables?
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But production values are a minor quibble when looking at a show as nonsensical and inane as this one.
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He was very kind to me, and greatly enjoyed hearing some of my nonsensical dialect readings.
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And you'll want to make a lot of those pretty, useless, nonsensical things other girls make when they marry.
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"All that is nonsensical allegory," said Varvara Petrovna, getting angry at last.
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And my own brother, Belle, with his nonsensical Wagner worship, drove me to marry a man I had only met twice.
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Now, don't be deceived by nonsensical talk about living beings in other planets.
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