preposterous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links

[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)

1. Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

[edit] Synonyms

• absurd
• foolish
• irrational
• nonsensical
• See also Wikisaurus:absurd

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• topsy-turvy
• upside down

[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