"illogically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illogically.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-illogically.wav [US] Forms: more illogically [comparative], most illogically [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English illogical Middle English -ly English -ly English illogically From illogical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|illogical|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English illogical Middle English -ly English -ly English illogically [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "illogically", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="illogically"> From illogical + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} illogically (comparative more illogically, superlative most illogically)
  1. In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic. Translations (in an illogical manner): il·lògicament (Catalan), epäloogisesti (Finnish), illogiquement (French), észszerűtlenül (Hungarian), logikátlanul (Hungarian), illogicamente (Italian), nielogicznie (Polish), ilogicamente (Portuguese), ilógicamente (Spanish)
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