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Definition of illogical
1 : not observing the principles of logic an illogical argument
2 : devoid of logic : senseless illogical policies
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Examples of illogical in a Sentence
It is illogical to think that things will change on their own.
the illogical claim that playing basketball makes people taller because one sees so many tall players
Recent Examples of illogical from the Web
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People are illogical and self-centered; love them anyway.
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Since there seems to be an illogical amount of deprioritization around this incredibly urgent topic, let’s make this point unequivocally clear: People.
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But the whole piece still read like an advertisement — a shallow, illogical advertisement.
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That the killer was free filled Ms. Gowins-Sowells’s mind with illogical possibilities.
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Yet multiage advocates say the traditional approach of dividing students into single grades based on an arbitrary birth-date range is illogical.
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Those results, quite simply, are overwhelmingly illogical, even for a team that is 4-0 on the road this postseason and currently engaged in a series in which the home team is 0-4.
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In Gilead, scientists and academics are routinely executed, which feels like taking things to their illogical conclusion in an era where a March For Science is necessary.
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Seen through the prism of addiction, however, the illogical becomes much more understandable.
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First Known Use of illogical
1588
Other Logic Terms
ILLOGICAL Defined for English Language Learners
illogical
playDefinition of illogical for English Language Learners
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: not showing good judgment : not thinking about things in a reasonable or sensible way : not logical
ILLOGICAL Defined for Kids
illogical
playDefinition of illogical for Students
: not using or following good reasoning an illogical argument
illogically
adverbLearn More about illogical
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