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Preposterous
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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.
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