illogically

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il·log·i·cal

(ĭ-lŏj′ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Contradicting or disregarding the principles of logic.

2. Without logic; senseless.

il·log′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), il·log′i·cal·ness n.

il·log′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adv.

illogically - in an illogical manner; "she acted illogically under the pressure"

logically - in a logical manner; "he acted logically under the circumstances"

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بِصورة غَيْر مَنْطِقِيَّه

nelogicky

unlogisch

illogiquement

logikátlanul

órökvíslega

nelogicky

mantıksız olarak

不合逻辑地

illogically

[ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəlɪ] ADV → ilógicamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

illogically

[ɪˈlɒdʒɪk^əli] adv → illogiquement, sans raison
Illogically, I felt guilty → Je me sentais coupable, sans raison.ill-prepared [ˌɪlprɪˈpɛə^rd] adj [person, organization] → mal préparé(e)
to be ill-prepared for sth [+ challenge, task] → être mal préparé(e) à qch
to be ill-prepared to do sth → être mal préparé(e) à faire qchill-starred [ˌɪlˈstɑː^rd] adj (literary) (= ill-fated) → de triste mémoireill-suited [ˌɪlˈsjuːtɪd ˌɪlˈsuːtɪd] adj
ill-suited for sth [+ role, task] → mal taillé(e) pour qch
a role for which she is ill-suited → un rôle pour lequel elle est mal taillée
ill-suited to sth [+ role, task] → mal taillé(e) pour qch
He is ill-suited to the job → Il est mal taillé pour ce travail.ill-tempered [ˌɪlˈtɛmpə^rd] adj

[person] → grincheux/euse, d'humeur exécrable

[discussion] → rageur/euse
It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate → Ce fut une journée de débat tendu, souvent rageur.ill-timed [ˌɪlˈtaɪmd] adj → inopportun(e)ill-treat [ɪlˈtriːt] vt → maltraiterill treatment ill-treatment [ɪlˈtriːtmənt] n → mauvais traitements mpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

illogically

adv behave, argue → unlogisch; illogically, I felt guilty → entgegen jeder Logik hatte ich Schuldgefühle

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

illogically

[ɪˈlɒdʒɪk/əlɪ] adv → illogicamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

illogical

(iˈlodʒikəl) adjective

not logical; not based on, or showing, sound reasoning.

ilˈlogically adverb

ilˌlogiˈcality (-ˈkӕ-) noun

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