Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a.
Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational;
preposterous. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ly}, adv. --
{Non*sen"si*cal*ness}, n.
Source : WordNet®
nonsensical
adj 1: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "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" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory}, {idiotic},
{laughable}, {ludicrous}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
2: having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a
nonsensical jumble of words" [syn: {nonsense(a)}]