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1. (adj.) preposterous
completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; senseless; foolish.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L praeposterus in the wrong order. See pre -, posterior , -ous)
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1. (adj) absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
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"
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1. (adj) preposterous
having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order
2. (adj) preposterous
contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd; perverted
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Sense: very foolish; ridiculous.
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 Afrikaans: onsinnig |
 Arabic: غَيْر مَعْقول، أحْمَق، سَ |
 Bulgarian: абсурден |
 Brazilian: ridículo |
 Czech: nesmyslný, směšný |
 German: absurd |
 Danish: tosset; latterlig |
 Greek: παράλογος, εξωφρενικός |
 Spanish: absurdo, grotesco, carica |
 Estonian: pöörane |
 Farsi: مضحک؛ احمقانه |
 Finnish: mieletön |
 French: absurde, grotesque |
 Hebrew: מְגוּחָך |
 Hindi: असंगत, निरर्थक |
 Croatian: apsurdan, nerazuman |
 Hungarian: abszurd |
 Indonesian: menggelikan |
 Icelandic: fáránlegur |
 Italian: assurdo, insensato |
 Japanese: 途方もない |
 Korean: 터무니 없는, 상식을 벗어난 |
 Lithuanian: absurdiškas |
 Latvian: absurds; muļķīgs; smieklī |
 Malay: karut |
 Dutch: dwaas |
 Norwegian: sinnssvak, absurd |
 Polish: niedorzeczny |
 Persian: احمقانه |
 Pashto: احمقانه |
 Portuguese: ridículo |
 Romanian: absurd; ridicol |
 Russian: абсурдный; нелепый |
 Slovak: nezmyselný; smiešny |
 Slovenian: zelo smešen |
 Serbian: nerazuman |
 Swedish: orimlig, befängd |
 Thai: ประหลาด |
 Turkish: saçma |
 Taiwanese: 十分荒謬的，愚蠢的 |
 Ukrainian: безглуздий, абсурдний |
 Urdu: بے ہودہ، لغو |
 Vietnamese: lố bịch |
 Chinese: 十分荒谬的，愚蠢的 |
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