Synonyms for irrationally

Grammar : Adv

Spell : ih-rash-uh-nl

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈræʃ ə nl

Définition of irrationally

Origin : late 15c., "not endowed with reason" (of beats, etc.); earlier (of quantities) "inexpressible in ordinary numbers" (late 14c.); from Latin irrationalis "without reason," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + rationalis "reason" (see rational). Meaning "illogical, absurd" is attested from 1640s. Related: Irrationally.

adv illogically

Example sentences :

Irrationally, impulsively, unaccountably one loved one's country.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

We were unweighted, irrationally agile with the slight gravity.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

She felt trapped, and irrationally angry at him for recognizing her.
Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay

He did not know why he was so irrationally happy, for nothing was changed in his life or hers.
Extract from : « Ethan Frome » by Edith Wharton

Merle, you must be very ill when you talk so irrationally and untruthfully.
Extract from : « Professor Huskins » by Lettie M. Cummings

We were unweighted, irrationally agile with this slight gravity.
Extract from : « Brigands of the Moon » by Ray Cummings

Why then was he so wretched, seeing she was as irrationally in love with him?
Extract from : « Richard Vandermarck » by Miriam Coles Harris

There were plenty in my room; but, irrationally, of course, none pleased me.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Jimmie Dale » by Frank L. Packard

Salome acted oddly on this occasion,—it would seem, irrationally.
Extract from : « Idolatry » by Julian Hawthorne

My spirits, heavy as lead, began to rise—strangely, irrationally.
Extract from : « Cecilia de Nol » by Lanoe Falconer

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