absurdly

ab·surd

 (əb-sûrd′, -zûrd′)
adj.
1.
a. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate: an absurd request.
b. Impossible to take seriously; silly: a character who goes through many absurd adventures. See Synonyms at foolish.
2. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
3. Of or relating to absurdism.
n.
The condition or state in which humans exist in an absurd universe, without meaning or purpose. Used chiefly with the.

[Latin absurdus, out of tune, absurd : ab-, intensive pref.; see ab-1 + surdus, deaf, muffled.]

ab·surd′i·ty (-sûr′dĭ-tē, -zûr′-), ab·surd′ness n.
ab·surd′ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.absurdly - in an absurd manner or to an absurd degreeabsurdly - in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree; "an absurdly rich young woman"
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absurdly

adverb ridiculously, incredibly, unbelievably, foolishly, ludicrously, unreasonably, incongruously, laughably, irrationally, implausibly, preposterously, illogically, inanely, senselessly, idiotically, inconceivably, farcically Prices were still absurdly low, in his opinion.
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Translations
بِسَخَافَة، بِصُورَة مُضْحِكَة
absurdněnesmyslně
meningsløst
absurd
absurdement
képtelenül
fáránlega
assurdamente
meningsløst
абсурдно
absurdne
anlamsız derecede
荒谬地

absurdly

[əbˈsɜːdlɪ] ADV [long, complicated] → absurdamente, ridículamente
they were all laughing absurdlytodos se estaban riendo de una forma ridícula
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absurdly

[æbˈsɜːrdli] adv (= ridiculously) [low, high, expensive, simple] → ridiculement; [young, optimistic] → ridiculement
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absurdly

adv behave, reactabsurd; fast, rich, expensive etcunsinnig; he suggested very absurdlyer machte absurderweise den Vorschlag, …
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absurdly

[əbˈsɜːdlɪ] adv (see adj) → assurdamente, in modo ridicolo
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absurd

(əbˈsəːd) adjective
unreasonable or ridiculous. These demands are absolutely absurd.
abˈsurdly adverb
abˈsurdity (plural abˈsurdities) noun
abˈsurdness noun
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