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nonsensical

non·sen·si·cal

US/nɑˈnsɛnsɪkʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

completely devoid of wisdom or good sense

  • “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
  • “that”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
2.

having no intelligible meaning

  • “nonsense syllables”
  • “a nonsensical jumble of words”
Synonyms

Origin

From nonsense + -ical.

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