non-sequitur
/nˈɑnsˈɛkwɪtɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.32 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To commit a non sequitur; to make a statement that does not logically follow a previous statement.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Schoeck had long been complaining of the rapidity of technical developments in the brave new world of postwar Europe (when driving past the new Zurich airport once with Alma Staub, he had non-sequitured in despair: “There's no wonder that all culture is going to the dogs when you can get in here and get out in Chicago the next morning”).¹¹"
- "It is only mildly amusing that nowadays the standard Republican/Tory after-dinner speech is a two-part affair, in which part one celebrates the virtues of unimpeded competition and dynamic structural change, while part two mourns the decline of the family and community ‘values’ that were eroded precisely by the forces commended in part one. Thus at the present time the core of Republican/Tory beliefs is a perfect non-sequitur."