preposterous
11preposterous — [16] Preposterous originated as a Latin oxymoron, praeposterus. This was coined from prae ‘before’ and posterus ‘coming after, next’, a derivative of post ‘after’. It denoted ‘the wrong way round, out of order’ (and indeed that was how English… …
12preposterous — adjective formal 1 completely unreasonable; absurd: The whole idea sounds absolutely preposterous! 2 extremely unusual and silly: Look at that preposterous car! preposterously adverb preposterousness noun (U) …
13preposterous — preposterously, adv. preposterousness, n. /pri pos teuhr euhs, treuhs/, adj. completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale. [1535 45; < L praeposterus with the hinder part foremost …
14preposterous — adj. Preposterous is used with these nouns: ↑suggestion …
15preposterous — pre|pos|ter|ous [prıˈpɔstərəs US ˈpa:s ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: praeposterus with the back part in front , from prae ( PRE ) + posterus ( POSTERIOR1)] completely unreasonable or silly = ↑absurd ▪ The whole idea sounds… …
16preposterous — pre|pos|ter|ous [ prı past(ə)rəs ] adjective FORMAL extremely unreasonable or silly: The whole idea is preposterous. ╾ pre|pos|ter|ous|ly adverb …
17preposterous — adjective at these sessions, no ideas are too preposterous to throw on the table Syn: absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, comical, risible, nonsensical, senseless, insane; outrageous, monstrous; informal crazy See …
18preposterous — UK [prɪˈpɒst(ə)rəs] / US [prɪˈpɑst(ə)rəs] adjective formal extremely unreasonable or silly The whole idea is preposterous. Derived word: preposterously adverb …
19preposterous — adjective Etymology: Latin praeposterus, literally, in the wrong order, from prae + posterus hinder, following more at posterior Date: 1542 contrary to nature, reason, or common sense ; absurd • preposterously adverb • preposterousness noun …
20preposterous — adjective Absurd, or contrary to common sense. Syn: absurd, foolish, irrational, nonsensical …
