preposterous
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative spellings
- præposterous (archaic)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin praeposterus (“‘with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted’”) < prae (“‘before’”) + posterus (“‘coming after’”).
[edit] Adjective
preposterous (comparative more preposterous, superlative most preposterous)
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- Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
[edit] Synonyms
- absurd
- foolish
- irrational
- nonsensical
- See also Wikisaurus:absurd
[edit] Translations
absurd, or contrary to common sense
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- preposterous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- preposterous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911