单词 | illogical |
释义 | illogicaladj. Not logical; devoid of or contrary to logic; ignorant or negligent of the principles of sound reasoning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective] illogical1588 alogical1603 unlogical1609 undiscursive1633 butt-ended1850 non-logical1899 back to front1916 bass-ackward1930 bass-ackwards1932 ass-backwards1935 scatty1956 backasswards1967 backassward1968 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. xii. f. 56v Illogicall lawyers who thinke it a fruiteles poynt of superfluous curiositie to understand the woords of a mans owne profession. 1663 A. Cowley Ess. in Verse & Prose (1669) 137 What is there among the actions of Beasts so illogical and repugnant to Reason? 1755 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) II. iii. iv. 192 Though their principles were often unnatural, their conclusions were rarely illogical. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. i. 19 A foolish and illogical antipathy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1588 |
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