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Preposterous

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Adjective

1. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

incongruous;inviting ridicule

Example Sentences:
'the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework'
'that's a cockeyed idea'
'ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer'
'a contribution so small as to be laughable'
'it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion'
'a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history'
'her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Preposterous

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adjective
contrary to nature, reason, or sense; absurd; ridiculous

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Preposterous

see synonyms of preposterous
adjective
1.  Rare
with the first last and the last first; inverted
2. 
so contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous

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Preposterous

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adj.
Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. See Synonyms at foolish.

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