- preposterously
- adverb see preposterous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
preposterously
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preposterously — preposterous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utterly absurd or ridiculous. DERIVATIVES preposterously adverb preposterousness noun. ORIGIN Latin praeposterus reversed, absurd … English terms dictionary
Preposterously — Preposterous Pre*pos ter*ous, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The method I take may be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preposterously — See preposterous. * * * … Universalium
preposterously — adverb In a preposterous manner … Wiktionary
preposterously — prɪ pÉ‘strÉ™slɪ / pÉ’s adv. ridiculously, in a ludicrous manner; absurdly, foolishly, nonsensically … English contemporary dictionary
preposterously — pre·pos·ter·ous·ly … English syllables
preposterously — See: preposterous … English dictionary
preposterously — adverb so as to arouse or deserve laughter her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well • Syn: ↑laughably, ↑ridiculously, ↑ludicrously • Derived from adjective: ↑ludicrous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
preposterous — 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 … Universalium
queeby — Preposterously dorky in deed or act; so nerdy as to be painfully embarrasing even in recollection. I walked into his office and there he was talking to himself in a fake lordly English accent .He s so queeby … Dictionary of american slang
