All 3 Uses of
irrational
in
The House of Mirth
- Because a blue-bottle bangs irrationally against a window-pane, the drawing-room naturalist may forget that under less artificial conditions it is capable of measuring distances and drawing conclusions with all the accuracy needful to its welfare; and the fact that Mr. Rosedale's drawing-room manner lacked perspective made Lily class him with Trenor and the other dull men she knew, and assume that a little flattery, and the occasional acceptance of his hospitality, would suffice to…†
Chpt 1.10
- It was so unlike him to yield to such an irrational impulse!†
Chpt 1.13 *
- Usually it loiters; but just when one has come to count upon its slowness, it may suddenly break into a wild irrational gallop.†
Chpt 2.11
Definition:
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(irrational) not reasonable