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preposterous |
Overview of adj preposterous The adj preposterous has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous -- (completely devoid of wisdom or good sense "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "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") Antonyms of adj preposterous 1 sense of preposterous Sense 1 absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise Similarity of adj preposterous 1 sense of preposterous Sense 1 absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous => foolish (vs. wise) Attributes of adj preposterous Familiarity of adj preposterous preposterous used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj preposterous preposterous Overview of adj preposterous The adj preposterous has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous -- (completely devoid of wisdom or good sense "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "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")
preposterous definition
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