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nonsensical

[non-sen-si-kuhl] / nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl /


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“Archer’s constant legal issues and flailing business operations have left it no choice but to resort to invented nonsensical theories,” Spiro said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Spoofing manipulates that system, causing the affected ship to send a fake, or even nonsensical, location -- meaning that ships could appear to be on land in Iran or the Emirates.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

But he didn’t quit the project, and future designs were full of oblong shapes, zig-zagging roofs and slanted walls, designs that were playful but also a nonsensical view of reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

So to pull the rug from under him, having made signings on the manager's recommendation, would seem nonsensical.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

She took me to Downings, Vaults, the Woods, Delving, Cricklet, Tenners, Candlebear The names she gave them, nonsensical at first, fit like a glove when I finally saw what they described.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss