preposterous 音标拼音: [prɪp'ɑstɚəs] [prɪp'ɑstrəs]
a . 前后颠倒的,不合理的,荒谬的
前後颠倒的,不合理的,荒谬的
preposterous adj 1 :
incongruous ;
inviting ridicule ; "
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework "; "
that '
s a cockeyed idea "; "
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer "; "
a contribution so small as to be laughable "; "
it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion "; "
a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history "; "
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous " [
synonym : {
absurd }, {
cockeyed },
{
derisory }, {
idiotic }, {
laughable }, {
ludicrous },
{
nonsensical }, {
preposterous }, {
ridiculous }]
Preposterous \
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a . [
L .
praeposterus ;
prae before posterus coming after ,
latter .
See {
Posterior }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
Having that first which ought to be last ;
inverted in order . [
Obs .]
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The method I take may be censured as preposterous ,
because I thus treat last of the antediluvian earth ,
which was first in the order of nature . --
Woodward .
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2 .
Contrary to nature or reason ;
not adapted to the end ;
utterly and glaringly foolish ;
unreasonably absurd ;
perverted . "
Most preposterous conclusions ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
Preposterous ass ,
that never read so far ! --
Shak .
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Syn :
Absurd ;
perverted ;
wrong ;
irrational ;
foolish ;
monstrous .
See {
Absurd }.
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adv .
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n .
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139 Moby Thesaurus words for "
preposterous ":
Gothic ,
a bit thick ,
a bit thin ,
absurd ,
asinine ,
balmy ,
barmy ,
baroque ,
barred ,
batty ,
beyond belief ,
bizarre ,
brain -
born ,
closed -
out ,
cockamamie ,
contrary to reason ,
crazy ,
cuckoo ,
cutthroat ,
dotty ,
doubtable ,
doubtful ,
dream -
built ,
dubious ,
dubitable ,
exacting ,
excessive ,
excluded ,
exorbitant ,
extortionate ,
extraordinary ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
fanciful ,
fancy ,
fancy -
born ,
fancy -
built ,
fancy -
woven ,
fantasque ,
fantastic ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
florid ,
foolish ,
gouging ,
grossly overpriced ,
grotesque ,
hard of belief ,
hard to believe ,
harebrained ,
high -
flown ,
hopeless ,
idiotic ,
imbecilic ,
immoderate ,
implausible ,
impossible ,
inconceivable ,
incredible ,
inflationary ,
inordinate ,
insane ,
irrational ,
laughable ,
logically impossible ,
loony ,
ludicrous ,
mad ,
maggoty ,
mindless ,
monstrous ,
moronic ,
nonmeritorious ,
nonsensical ,
not coming ,
not deserving belief ,
not outstanding ,
not possible ,
notional ,
nutty ,
open to doubt ,
open to suspicion ,
out of bounds ,
out of sight ,
outlandish ,
outrageous ,
outre ,
overpriced ,
oxymoronic ,
paradoxical ,
passing belief ,
poppycockish ,
potty ,
problematic ,
prohibited ,
prohibitive ,
questionable ,
ridiculous ,
risible ,
rococo ,
ruled -
out ,
screwy ,
self -
contradictory ,
senseless ,
silly ,
skyrocketing ,
spiraling ,
staggering belief ,
suspect ,
suspicious ,
tall ,
thick ,
thin ,
unbelievable ,
unconscionable ,
unconvincing ,
undeserved ,
undeserving ,
undue ,
unearned ,
unearthly ,
unentitled ,
ungodly ,
unimaginable ,
unjustified ,
unmerited ,
unmeriting ,
unowed ,
unowing ,
unreasonable ,
unthinkable ,
unwarranted ,
unworthy ,
unworthy of belief ,
usurious ,
wacky ,
weird ,
whimsical ,
wild
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