nonsensical meaning and definition

NONSENSICAL adjective

Definition of nonsensical (adjective)

1. incongruous;inviting ridicule
   • "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
   • synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous
2. having no intelligible meaning
   • "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
   • synonyms: nonsense