nonsensical

Words with a similar base: nonsensical

'nonsensical'

[absurd.s.02] as in: incongruous;inviting ridicule

Examples:
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

'nonsensical'

[nonsense.s.01] as in: having no intelligible meaning

Examples:
nonsense syllables
a nonsensical jumble of words

Origins

					nonsensical (English)
├── -ical (English)
└── nonsense (English)
    ├── non- (English)
    │   ├── non (Latin)
    │   │   ├── noenu (Latin)
    │   │   └── noenum (Latin)
    │   └── nona (Latin)
    └── sense (English)
        └── sense (Middle English (1100-1500))
            └── sens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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