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nonsensely

nonsensely adverb: synonym of nonsensically.

Adverb

nonsensely (comparative more nonsensely, superlative most nonsensely)

  1. (rare) Synonym of nonsensically.
    • 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 Newcastle
    • 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. Marshalla. 1924, Alfred Marshall, John K. Whitaker, The Correspondence of Alfred Marshall, Economist, published 1996, page 174
    Synonyms:
    nonsensically

Synonyms of nonsensely

Forms of nonsensely

comparativemore nonsensely
superlativemost nonsensely

Origin of nonsensely

From nonsense + -ly.

Questions about nonsensely

What does nonsensely mean?
Nonsensely means synonym of nonsensically.
What part of speech is nonsensely?
Nonsensely is an adverb.

Words near nonsensely in the dictionary

  1. nonsense syndrome
  2. nonsense word
  3. nonsense words
  4. nonsense-mediated decay
  5. nonsensed
  6. nonsensely
  7. nonsenses
  8. nonsensibility
  9. nonsensible
  10. nonsensic
  11. nonsensical

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