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preposterous

[ pri-pos-ter-uhs, -truhs ]

adjective

  1. completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; utterly foolish; absurd; senseless:

    a preposterous tale.

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preposterous

/ 辫谤瑟藞辫蓲蝉迟蓹谤蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. contrary to nature, reason, or sense; absurd; ridiculous
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫谤别藞辫辞蝉迟别谤辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 辫谤别藞辫辞蝉迟别谤辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路辫辞蝉顎僼别谤路辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别路辫辞蝉顎僼别谤路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卲谤别路辫辞蝉顎僼别谤路辞耻蝉 adjective
  • un顎叡璋鹇繁璐遣躅僼别谤路辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • un顎叡璋鹇繁璐遣躅僼别谤路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preposterous1

First recorded in 1535鈥45; from Latin praeposterus 鈥渋nverted, reversed, perverted, perverse,鈥 literally, 鈥渨ith the rear part first鈥; pre-, posterior, -ous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preposterous1

C16: from Latin praeposterus reversed, from prae in front, before + posterus following
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Synonym Study

See absurd.
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Example Sentences

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Min鈥檚 lack of ego would be unusual if he was merely upper-middle class, but as the sole heir of a lineage that makes headline news, it鈥檚 preposterous.

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But it's preposterous to pretend that Trump has any sincere objection to it, especially as he and his allies routinely use the antisemitic "great replacement" conspiracy theory to stoke white nationalist fervor.

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Kennedy's claim that his team of non-scientists and quacks will discover the "cause" of autism in a few short months is preposterous on its face.

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鈥淭he easy thing would have been to make him a stoner or a preposterous nerd or a hippie-like figure,鈥 says Brooker, speaking over Zoom.

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Indeed, Trump has long been advised to 鈥渇lood the zone鈥 with so many off-the-cuff and preposterous ideas and promises that the opposition can barely adjust to establishment news formats to counter them.

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藢辫谤别辫辞藞蝉蝉别蝉蝉颈辞苍prepotency