Etymology

sensical

sens·i·cal
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Today it means: That makes sense; showing internal logic; rational, sensible. Full definition →

First used late 18th c.
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The story

From sense + -ical; later uses are probably a back-formation from nonsensical.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 18th c. That makes sense; showing internal logic; rational, sensible.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.