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Grammar : Adj
Spell : loj-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl



Definition of logical

Origin :
  • early 15c., "based on reason," from logic + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to logic" is c.1500. Attested from 1860 as "following as a reasonable consequence." Related: Logically.
  • adj probable, reasonable
Example sentences :
  • This, however, is not the logical way in which to plan meals.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The Scots are proud of their nobility, alliance to the crown, and logical subtleties.
  • Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
  • Mattup had killed a man, so it was logical he should be punished.
  • Extract from : « Goodbye, Dead Man! » by Tom W. Harris
  • The moment Charley's logical faculty was excited his perception was impartial.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • And,' said Mr Willet, arriving at his logical conclusion, 'is to be treated accordingly.'
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • The standpoint of the former is logical; that of the latter psychological.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
  • Such oppositions are rarely carried to their logical conclusion.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
  • There is, then, nothing final about a logical rendering of experience.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
  • There was no link wanting; the chain of heredity, logical and implacable, was unbroken.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • The truth is, Theaetetus, that we have long been infected with logical impurity.
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

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