Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illogically

/ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪk.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: il-log-i-cal-ly
IPA: /ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪk.li/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.

Example Sentences

"Is the person acting in a strange manner, behaving illogically and seemingly out of touch with reality?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English illogical Middle English -ly English -ly English illogically From illogical + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more illogically (comparative) most illogically (superlative)

Antonyms

logically

Questions

How do you pronounce illogically?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪk.li/.
What does illogically mean?: In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.
Where does illogically come from?: Etymology tree English illogical Middle English -ly English -ly English illogically From illogical + -ly.

How to pronounce illogically

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