Irrational

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Irrational
Author: Noah Webster

IRRA’TIONAL, a. [L. irrationalis; in and rationalis, from ratio.]

1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding. Brutes are irrational animals.

2. 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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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Irrational," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 1, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KRWE1KGGRH4YZBM.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Irrational." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 1 Apr. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KRWE1KGGRH4YZBM.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Irrational' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 1 April 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KRWE1KGGRH4YZBM.