nonsensical

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Spoofing manipulates that system, causing the affected ship to send a fake, or even nonsensical, location -- meaning that ships could appear to be on land in Iran or the Emirates.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“When the IRS wrote the rules back in 1988, they obviously could not have anticipated the nonsensical situation with cryptocurrency, a publicly traded asset that nonetheless is not necessarily a ‘security.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But he didn’t quit the project, and future designs were full of oblong shapes, zig-zagging roofs and slanted walls, designs that were playful but also a nonsensical view of reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

So to pull the rug from under him, having made signings on the manager's recommendation, would seem nonsensical.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Walter thought the testimony was so nonsensical he couldn't believe that people were taking it seriously.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson