"nonsensical" meaning in All languages combined

See nonsensical on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /nɒnˈsɛnsɪk(ə)l/ Forms: nonsensical [positive], more nonsensical [comparative], most nonsensical [superlative]
Etymology: non- + sense + -ical nonsense + sensical Etymology templates: {{ety-affix|non|sense|ical|2compound=sensical}} non- + sense + -ical nonsense + sensical Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is nonsensical, it makes no sense and has no reason; it means nothing.
    Sense id: simple-nonsensical-en-adj-afDFES8j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with non-, Terms suffixed with -ical
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