Meanings
adverbnonsensically (comparative more nonsensically, superlative most nonsensically)
comparative more nonsensically · superlative most nonsensically
- In a nonsensical manner.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishnonsensical
- Englishnonsensically
From nonsensical + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German unsinnigerweise, unsinnig
- unsinnigerweisein a nonsensical manner
- unsinnigin a nonsensical manner
Polish bezsensownie
- bezsensowniein a nonsensical manner
Cite this entry
APA
nonsensically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsensically
MLA
“nonsensically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsensically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsensically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsensically.
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