illogical, a.
(ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ɪll-)
[f. il-2 + logical.]
Not logical; devoid of or contrary to logic; ignorant or negligent of the principles of sound reasoning.
| 1588 Fraunce Lawiers Log. i. xii. 56 b, Illogicall lawyers who thinke it a fruiteles poynt of superfluous curiositie to understand the woords of a mans owne profession. 1663 Cowley Verses & Ess., Shortness of Life (1669) 137 What is there among the actions of Beasts so illogical and repugnant to Reason? 1788 Warburton's Div. Legat. iii. iv. Wks. II. 95 Though their principles were often unnatural, their conclusions were rarely illogical. 1850 Kingsley Alt. Locke i. (1876) 14 A foolish and illogical antipathy. |