Illogical — 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
illogical — 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,… … Law dictionary
illogical — (adj.) 1580s, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + LOGICAL (Cf. logical). Related: Illogically … Etymology dictionary
illogical — [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… … New thesaurus
illogical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking sense or sound reasoning. DERIVATIVES illogicality noun (pl. illogicalities) illogically adverb … English terms dictionary
illogical — [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 … English World dictionary
illogical — adj. illogical to + inf. (it s illogical to assume that) * * * [ɪ lɒdʒɪk(ə)l] illogical to + inf. (it s illogical to assume that) … Combinatory dictionary
illogical — 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
illogical — 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… … English dictionary
illogical — il|lo|gi|cal [ıˈlɔdʒıkəl US ıˈla: ] adj not sensible or reasonable ≠ ↑logical ▪ illogical and unreasonable fear it is illogical to do sth ▪ It is illogical to assume you can do the work of three people. >illogically [ kli] adv >illogicality … Dictionary of contemporary English
