preposterous — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adjektiv

1. Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

   Synonyme

   absurdfoolishirrationalnonsensical

   Verwandte Wörter

   topsy-turvyupside down

   Beispiele

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   [...] I did incounter that obſeene and moſt prepoſterous euent that draweth frõ my ſnowhite pen the ebon coloured Incke, which here thou vieweſt, beholdeſt, ſuruayeſt, or ſeeſt. [...] There did I ſee that low ſpirited Swaine, [...] hight Coſtard, (Clow[ne]. O mee) ſorted and conſorted contrary to thy eſtabliſhed proclaymed Edict and continent Cannon; Which with, o with, but with this I paſſion to ſay wherewith: / Clo[wne]. With a Wench.

   So I am to send Mrs. Churchill down to the very spot where a treasonable correspondence is most easily managed; and by the ease with which she gets out of a first scrape, give her all possible encouragement to get into another. Well, I was quite right in asking what preposterous request had you come here about!

   In the case of the misseltoe, which draws its nourishment from certain trees, which has seeds that must be transported by certain birds, and which has flowers with separate sexes absolutely requiring the agency of certain insects to bring pollen from one flower to the other, it is equally preposterous to account for the structure of this parasite, with its relations to several distinct organic beings, by the effects of external conditions, or of habit, or of the volition of the plant itself.

   The preposterous altruism too! If a man takes your coat, give him your cloak. Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog.

   Leading the attack on the president's very citizenship is the professional vulgarian Donald Trump, who gets away with the kind of preposterous, race-based comments granted few black public figures.

   Democrats, too, must be criticised. While they have not made preposterous statements or been threatening or demagogic, they, all too often, have come up short, failing to propose new ideas that can help unwind conflicts raging across the Middle East.

Adjektiv

1. so unreasonable as to invite derision

   Synonyme

   absurdcockeyedderisoryidioticlaughableludicrousnonsensicalridiculous

   Beispiele

   the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

   that's a cockeyed idea

   Weitere Beispiele (5)

   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