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preposterously Definition


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preposterous
adj
    1. Ridiculous, absurd or outrageous.
      Thesaurus: ridiculous, laughable, absurd, asinine, crazy, bizarre, insane, foolish, unbelievable, extreme, inane, impossible, unthinkable, nonsensical, unconscionable; Antonym: reasonable.
Derivative: preposterously
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin praeposterus back-to-front, from prae before + posterus coming after.



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