Nonsensical Definition & Meaning
nonsensical
- adjective
- incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "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"
- having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
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"And even my peers find it nonsensical"
Atoms Family — Nuthin Really Happens
Words that rhyme with nonsensical
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- What does nonsensical mean?
- incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "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" having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
- What part of speech is nonsensical?
- Nonsensical is an adjective.
- How many definitions does nonsensical have?
- Nonsensical has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).