Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a nonsensical manner; absurdly; without meaning.
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- adverb In a
nonsensical manner.
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Examples
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Note that, among a reasonable list of others, these people are nonsensically exempted:
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They'll just find another issue to delusionally rant about because we'll still have a black president and that's what's really motivating their nonsensically juvenile responses.
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The government tacitly endorses such thinking; its white paper on higher education, nonsensically titled "Students at the heart of the system", was based on a report led by a former chief executive of BP, Lord Browne, whose committee included a partner at McKinsey's, a Treasury economist and a senior banker.
Even in straitened times, we must encourage, not stifle, creativity | Tim Adams 2011
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In a video posted on YouTube, the 22-year-old rails against government conspiracies to brainwash Americans through grammar and rants nonsensically about currency.
Religious Leaders Call For Calm, Civility After Arizona Shooting Josh Fleet 2011
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The words "hate" and "haters" have become so nonsensically overused over the last few years that they've lost all meaning.
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He's the antithesis of the very corporatized ethos that cuts him loose so brutally and nonsensically—since his educational shortcomings mean he can't advance in the company, he must therefore be let go.
'Crowne': A Bad Fit for Hollywood Royalty John Anderson 2011
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We had come down out of the trees for a reason, had decided that it was better to wear neckties and walk on two feet than to hang naked from the branches and chatter nonsensically at the birds.
Under the Buttonwood Tree (Excerpt) Joshua Moses 2011
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After Branson began speaking nonsensically during a live post-Grammys report, the network cut away and had paramedics check her out.
Reporter Serene Branson's On-Air Slurring Caused by "Complex Migraine" 2011
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I mean, I used to have a place where I was supposed to be funny, rant nonsensically, and talk about ham.
I am JohnnyBTruant.com. Hear me roar! | Johnny B. Truant 2009
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In a video posted on YouTube, the 22-year-old rails against government conspiracies to brainwash Americans through grammar and rants nonsensically about currency.
Religious Leaders Call For Calm, Civility After Arizona Shooting Josh Fleet 2011
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