Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IR-RA'TION-AL
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IR-RA'TION-AL, a. [L. irrationalis; in and rationalis, from ratio.]
- Not rational; void of reason or understanding. Brutes are irrational animals.
- Not according to the dictates of reason; contrary to reason; absurd. To pursue a course of life which destroys happiness, is irrational.
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