preposterously

pre·pos·ter·ous

 (prĭ-pŏs′tər-əs)

adj.

Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. See Synonyms at foolish.

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[From Latin praeposterus, inverted, unseasonable : prae-, pre- + posterus, coming behind (from post, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]

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pre·pos′ter·ous·ly adv.

pre·pos′ter·ous·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

preposterously - so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" laughably, ludicrously, ridiculously

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Translations

بِصورَةٍ غَيْر مَعْقولَه

groteskně

latterligttosset

absurd

absurdementgrotesquement

fáránlega

helt urimeligsinnssvakt

saçma bir şekilde

愚蠢地

preposterously

[prɪˈpɒstərəslɪ] ADV → absurdamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

preposterously

[prɪˈpɒstərəsli] adv (= ridiculously) → ridiculement
Some prices are preposterously high → Certains prix sont ridiculement élevés.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

preposterously

adv → grotesk; he suggested, quite preposterously … → er machte den grotesken or absurden Vorschlag …; it took a preposterously long time → es dauerte absurd lange

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

preposterously

[prɪˈpɒst/ərəslɪ] adv → ridicolmente, assurdamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

preposterous

(priˈpostərəs) adjective

very foolish; ridiculous. onsinnig غَيْر مَعْقول، أحْمَق، سَخيف абсурден ridículo nesmyslný, směšný absurd tosset; latterlig παράλογος, εξωφρενικόςabsurdo, grotesco, caricaturesco, ridículo pöörane مضحک؛ احمقانه mieletön absurde, grotesqueמגוחך असंगत, निरर्थक apsurdan, nerazuman abszurd menggelikan fáránlegur assurdo, insensato 途方もない 터무니 없는, 상식을 벗어난 absurdiškas absurds; muļķīgs; smieklīgs karut dwaassinnssvak, absurdniedorzeczny احمقانه ridículo absurd; ridicol абсурдный; нелепый nezmyselný; smiešny zelo smešen nerazuman orimlig, befängd ประหลาด saçma 十分荒謬的，愚蠢的 безглуздий, абсурдний بے ہودہ، لغو lố bịch 十分荒谬的，愚蠢的

preˈposterously adverb

onsinnig, dwaas بِصورَةٍ غَيْر مَعْقولَه абсурдно ridiculamente groteskně absurd tosset; latterligt παράλογα absurdamente, grotescamente, caricaturescamente, ridículamente mõttetult بطور تمسخر انگیز mielettömän grotesquementמטופש असंगतता, निरर्थकता nerazborit lehetetlenül secara menggelikan fáránlega in maniera assurda 途方もなく 터무니 없게 absurdiškai absurdi; muļķīgi; smieklīgi karut dwaassinnssvakt, helt urimelig niedorzecznie په مسخره ډول ridiculamente (în mod) absurd/ ridicol нелепо smiešne zelo smešno nerazumno orimligt, befängt อย่างประหลาด saçma bir şekilde 愚蠢(地) безглуздо, абсурдно لغويت سے، بدتميزي سے một cách lố bịch 愚蠢（地）

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