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irrationally

ir·ra·tion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-rash-uh-nl]
    • /ɪˈræʃ ə nl/
    • /ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-rash-uh-nl]
    • /ɪˈræʃ ə nl/

Definitions of irrationally word

  • adjective irrationally without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason. 1
  • adjective irrationally without or deprived of normal mental clarity or sound judgment. 1
  • adjective irrationally not in accordance with reason; utterly illogical: irrational arguments. 1
  • adjective irrationally not endowed with the faculty of reason: irrational animals. 1
  • adjective irrationally Mathematics. (of a number) not capable of being expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers. (of a function) not capable of being expressed exactly as a ratio of two polynomials. 1
  • adjective irrationally Algebra. (of an equation) having an unknown under a radical sign or, alternately, with a fractional exponent. 1

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Origin of irrationally

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75; late Middle English word from Latin word irratiōnālis. See ir-2, rational

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Parts of speech for Irrationally

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

irrationally popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for irrationally

adv irrationally

  • stupidly — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
  • unreasonably — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
  • foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.

adverb irrationally

  • illogically — In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.
  • foolishly — In an unwise manner; stupidly.
  • crazily — If something moves crazily, it moves in a way or in a direction that you do not expect.
  • ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • absurdly — utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.

adjective irrationally

  • ludicrously — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
  • psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
  • distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
  • like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
  • hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.

Antonyms for irrationally

adverb irrationally

  • rationally — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.

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