irrationally
15
4.6
- adverb
- /ɪˈræʃənəli/
:
irracionalmente
- Sometimes, we act irrationally out of fear rather than logic.
- act irrationally
But it seems like if we just look through history, being irrationally upset is the way you make progress.
- But it seems like if we just look through history, being irrationally upset is the way you make progress.
- So when he explained situation that I thought why is he being irrationally angry?
Examples
-
I was a different person, suddenly free to eat without utensils and otherwise behave irrationally.
Fiction book (2001) -
Tehran may not be irrationally aggressive, but its leadership structure and decision-making are opaque.
Academic text (2011) -
And yet I irrationally hate him.
-
Like I just get so irrationally angry.
-
Your brother has asked me to marry him, and I feel, quite irrationally, that I may say, 'yes'.
-
Can you admit that it made you irrationally angry?
-
I got a taste of what it's like to be a parent, to love somebody just irrationally, to have them love you back.
-
Even by teenage girl standards I would appear to be irrationally angry at nothing in particular.
-
He gets irrationally mad at me.
-
And whose fault was that? she asked herself, irrationally annoyed.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
23
5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
12
4.7
In a wild and foolish way
1
6.8
In a way that does not follow clear thinking
1
6.8
In a random way with no clear reason
1
6.5
In a way that is not logical or clear
In a way that is not based on reason or careful thinking
Antonyms
How Rationally
70
3.7
15
3.7
72
2.4
11
4.1
15
4.6
1
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
irrationally = irrational (transparent) = ir + rational + ly
The adverb 'irrationally' is transparently derived from the adjective 'irrational' by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
The word irrationally starts with ir- meaning 'not' and the part rational, which is about 'reason' and is like the word ratio. So to act irrationally is to act 'not by reason', without clear thinking or logic.