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preposterously

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pre·pos·ter·ous  (pr-pstr-s)
adj.
Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. See Synonyms at foolish.
[From Latin praeposterus, inverted, unseasonable : prae-, pre- + posterus, coming behind (from post, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·poster·ous·ly adv.
pre·poster·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.preposterously - so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well"
laughably, ludicrously, ridiculously
Translations
preposterously [prɪˈpɒstərəslɪ] ADV → absurdamente
preposterously [prɪˈpɒstərəsli] adv (= ridiculously) → ridiculement
Some prices are preposterously high → Certains prix sont ridiculement élevés.
preposterously
adv → grotesk; he suggested, quite preposterously … → er machte den grotesken or absurden Vorschlag …; it took a preposterously long time → es dauerte absurd lange
preposterously [prɪˈpɒst/ərəslɪ] adv → ridicolmente, assurdamente
preposterously [prɪˈpɒst/ərəslɪ] adv → ridicolmente, assurdamente


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Shrinking, naturally, from allowing her husband to be annoyed, and probably cheated as well, by any person who claimed, however preposterously, a family connection with herself, it had been her practice, for many years past, to assist the captain from her own purse, on the condition that he should never come near the house, and that he should not presume to make any application whatever to Mr.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Such tranquil stupidity, such supernatural gravity, such self- righteousness, and such ineffable self-complacency as were in the countenance and attitude of that gray-bodied, dark-winged, bald-headed, and preposterously uncomely bird
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
"I wish I were a woman so as to tell you how preposterously insane and impossible it is," he blurted out.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
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