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illogicalil‧lo‧gi‧cal /ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl $ ɪˈlɑː-/ AWL adjective - Because we do not know what death is, it is illogical to fear it.
- English has plenty of illogical spelling rules.
- I found some of his arguments totally illogical.
- It is illogical to sell stocks and shares when their value is low.
- Listen to your child's worries and fears, however illogical they may seem.
- The current rules are illogical and unnecessary.
- Behavioral approaches tend to explain, teach, and introduce logic to an illogical situation.
- He carries on with his illogical druggy spew, obviously telling a tragic story by the look on his face.
- It's not just illogical, it's absolutely ludicrous.
- It was illogical, but she had a premonition that Officer Hassan's instinct would prove correct.
- Just because a thing appears to us at present to be illogical does not, of necessity, disprove its validity.
- No good intention, however illogical, must be lost at this stage.
- Taken together, these children are a proof of the illogical statement that boys are good in math and girls are not.
- This is an illogical, nay, fanciful urge since I have never really heard them.
not logical► illogical · Listen to your child's worries and fears, however illogical they may seem.· I found some of his arguments totally illogical.it is illogical to do something · It is illogical to sell stocks and shares when their value is low.· Because we do not know what death is, it is illogical to fear it. ► irrational something someone says or does that is irrational is not logical and often seems slightly crazy, especially because it is based only on emotions: · His behaviour can be somewhat irrational at times.· She struggled to overcome her irrational fear of the dark. ► not make sense/make no sense something that does not make sense , especially someone's behaviour, is very difficult to understand because there seems to be no logical reason for it: · I can't understand why she's so annoyed -- it doesn't make sense.· Increasing interest rates now would make no sense at all.it makes no sense to do something: · It makes no sense to invest more money in a project that is so obviously a failure. ► not hold water informal an explanation that does not hold water does not seem logical and can be easily criticized or proved to be incorrect: · His account of events simply doesn't hold water. ► not stand up an explanation that does not stand up does not seem logical and can be easily criticized or proved to be incorrect: · He might be able to convince his lawyer that he's telling the truth, but his story won't stand up in court.not stand up to criticism/analysis etc: · It's an interesting theory, but I don't think it will stand up to close examination. ► not add up informal if a set of facts or statements do not add up , they do not seem to be logically connected, even though it is difficult to say why: · Why had she left the note? It just didn't add up.· There were a few things in his story that didn't add up. nounlogicadjectivelogical ≠ illogicaladverblogically ≠ illogically not sensible or reasonable OPP logical: illogical and unreasonable fearit is illogical to do something It is illogical to assume you can do the work of three people.—illogically /-kli/ adverb—illogicality /ɪˌlɒdʒəˈkæləti $ ɪˌlɑː-/ noun [uncountable] |