unlogical

«unlogical» in Mova's school dictionary: not logical; not following reason or sense — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unlogical) — rare

meaning for a pupil

(rare) Unlogical means not logical; not following reason or sense. The usual word is «illogical». tree →

sense in the lessons

Pupils may meet it in children's speech or older texts, but in writing the correct everyday word is «illogical». In maths and reasoning lessons, an illogical (unlogical) argument jumps to a conclusion that does not follow.

examples

• That answer seems unlogical – please use «illogical» in your writing. tree →
• It is unlogical to wear a coat in a heatwave. tree →
• Her excuse sounded unlogical to the teacher. tree →
• The robot said the rule was unlogical. tree →
• It is illogical to think 0.5 is bigger than 0.75 just because the digits look different. tree →
• Spock would call that unlogical! tree →

note

Rare and often called a mistake: use «illogical». Many adjectives starting with l take «il-»: illegal, illegible, illogical.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unlogical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.