Associations to the word «Preposterous»
Noun
- Absurdity
- Nonsense
- Pretension
- Notion
- Conceit
- Assertion
- Extravagance
- Ebert
- Perpetrator
- Idea
- Plight
- Tabernacle
- Horus
- Waistcoat
- Allegation
- Guts
- Rubber
- Sanity
- Spoon
- Deutsch
- Delusion
- Suggestion
- Pretence
- Fable
- Impossible
- Bellow
- Roderick
- Claim
- Trajectory
- Folly
- Premise
- Mage
- Fabrication
- Joke
- Amazement
- Moral
- Contempt
- Belisarius
- Delicacy
- Conclusion
- Proper
- Superstition
- Accusation
- Zeal
- Wolfe
- Plot
- Statement
- Behaviour
- Peril
- Demand
Adjective
Wiktionary
PREPOSTEROUS, adjective. Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
Dictionary definition
PREPOSTEROUS, adjective. Incongruous;inviting ridicule; "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".
Wise words
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