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
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.