preposterousness
1preposterousness — preposterous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utterly absurd or ridiculous. DERIVATIVES preposterously adverb preposterousness noun. ORIGIN Latin praeposterus reversed, absurd …
2Preposterousness — 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… …
3preposterousness — noun see preposterous …
4preposterousness — See preposterously. * * * …
5preposterousness — noun The quality of being preposterous …
6preposterousness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. extravagance, ridiculousness, absurdity; see impossibility , nonsense 1 , 2 , stupidity 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Foolish behavior: absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy,… …
7preposterousness — prɪ pÉ‘strÉ™snɪs / pÉ’s n. ridiculousness, ludicrousness; state of being illogical, irrationality; absurdity, foolishness …
8preposterousness — n. Absurdity, unreasonableness, irrationality, foolishness, folly, extravagance, inconsistency with nature or reason …
9preposterousness — n 1. unreasonableness, irrationality, irrationalness, illogic, illogicalness, illogicality, meaninglessness, senselessness; incongruity, inconsistency, groundlessness; extravagance, excess, excessiveness, outrageousness, exaggeration, hyperbole;… …
10preposterousness — pre·pos·ter·ous·ness …
