Meanings
comparative more nonsensely · superlative most nonsensely
- rareSynonym of nonsensically.
But I must not miss a mail in order to make clear this mysterious sentence which is perhaps non-sense. |nonsensely yours in gᵗ haste | A. Marshall
a. 1924, Alfred Marshall, John K. Whitaker, The Correspondence of Alfred Marshall, Economist, published 1996, page 1742 more examples
Likewise some will speak well as it were by chance ; others in one discourse speak mixtly, now rational, then nonsensely, at least weakly or obstructedly.
1667, Margaret Cavendish Duchess of Newcastle, Charles Harding, The Life of William Cavendish, Duke of NewcastleAnother absurdity regarding the false religions is the fact that instead of teaching us how to really practice what is said in the Bible (in other words, instead of teaching us how to love each other as described in this holy book), drug dealers are rather encouraging us to traumatize our own sisters and brothers by accusing them blindly and nonsensely of being sorcerersl
2004, Mfumukanda Masembo, To Change The Mentalities, page 169Synonyms: nonsensically
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbSynonym of nonsensically.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*sent-
- Proto-Italic*sentiō
- Latinsentiō
- Latinsēnsu
- Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
- Frankish*sinn
- Vulgar Latin*sennus
- Old Frenchsens
- Middle Englishsense
- Englishsense
- Englishnonsense
- Englishnonsensely
Cite this entry
nonsensely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsensely
“nonsensely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsensely. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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