Is “unlogical” a coined word?

I got in a debate with someone about whether or not “unlogical” is a coined, English word. I have found no dictionary, unabridged or otherwise, that contains it, but then again all of my dictionaries are from 1944-1994. Some online dictionaries have an entry for it.

Can anyone prove or disprove the exsistance of the word “unlogical?”

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A few days ago

Bunky the Clown

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I would have thought it’s not a word at all, but it’s actually in the OED. Seven examples are cited between around 1661 and 1922. So it has been an English word, however rare.

I still think “illogical” is better.

A few days ago

cernunnicnos

It’s bad english from ignorant people given that the correct word is illogical. Coined words like upskill fill a gap in the language where no exact words exist. In this case the exact word does exist and this ‘unlogical’ word is a result of ignorance of the correct word.

A few days ago

The nature of language is that rules matter less than daily usage. If enough people use “unlogical,” eventually it will be in the dictionaries. But until then, I think “Illogical” is the more accepted term.

A few days ago

snoopy l

I would argue that unlogical is not a word — but according to the Web I would be wrong!

When did this happen? Does my high school English teacher know?? Aargh!

Because it is *illogical* to me that we would need a further antonym for logical when illogical already does the job…! 😉

A few days ago

SKCave

I’m sure it’s a coined word. The correct opposite of “logical” is “illogical”.Hope this helps

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