nonsequitous
nonsequitous adjective: having the form of a non sequitur; not logically following from preceding statements or events.
Adjective
nonsequitous (comparative more nonsequitous, superlative most nonsequitous)
- Having the form of a non sequitur; not logically following from preceding statements or events.
- Some was good, some was bad and some was so nonsensically nonsequitous that it confuses me even now to think about it. And yet, during all that time, I never learned his age, where he came from or where he went when he vanished.2013 June 6, Jasper Fforde, The Thursday Next Collection 1-3: The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, Hachette UK, →ISBN
- 53 The decision considered here does not, in its analysis, provide a detailed argument but rather sets out a number of seemingly nonsequitous 'considerations'.2016 February 24, George Ulrich, The Professional Identity of the Human Rights Field Officer, Routledge, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- nonsequiturial
Synonyms of nonsequitous
Forms of nonsequitous
| comparative | more nonsequitous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most nonsequitous |
| alternative form | non sequitous |
| alternative form | non-sequitous |
Origin of nonsequitous
From non sequitur + -ous.
Questions about nonsequitous
- What does nonsequitous mean?
- Nonsequitous means having the form of a non sequitur; not logically following from preceding statements or events.
- What part of speech is nonsequitous?
- Nonsequitous is an adjective.
Words near nonsequitous in the dictionary
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