seminonsensical

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adjective

Somewhat or partly nonsensical.

OriginEnglish nonsensical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English sense →
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Meanings

adjectiveseminonsensical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat or partly nonsensical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Germanic*ne
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  9. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  12. Old Englishnān
  13. Middle Englishnon
  14. Old Englishnān
  15. Old Englishnān-
  16. Middle Englishnon-
  17. Englishnon-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  19. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  20. Latinsentiō
  21. Latinsēnsu
  22. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  23. Frankish*sinn
  24. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  25. Old Frenchsens
  26. Middle Englishsense
  27. Englishsense
  28. Englishnonsense
  29. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  31. Englishnonsensical
  32. Englishseminonsensical

From semi- + nonsensical.

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APA

seminonsensical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminonsensical

MLA

“seminonsensical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminonsensical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seminonsensical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminonsensical.

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