nonsensical
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"The idea that a highly resourced inquiry was hampered by a no comment interview is nonsensical," he said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
This sequel to the 2021 videogame-inspired feature threads its nonsensical story through a relentless procession of fight scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The tools returned AI flags regardless of input -- even for nonsensical text.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
I sometimes wonder how much irrationality in the world has been excused by the nonsensical saying “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” a corruption of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s remark about “a foolish consistency.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing nonsensical
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