preposterous

[US]/prɪˈpɒstərəs/
[UK]/prɪˈpɑːstərəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous
adv. absurdly, ridiculously, ludicrously

Example Sentences

That's a preposterous excuse!

a preposterous old woman

What a preposterous idea!

It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.

why are you taxing me with these preposterous allegations?.

Real-world Examples

The International and Japanese Olympic Committees call the report preposterous and categorically untrue.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

The idea is preposterous, and I kick it out of my head.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

Many scholars find this to be somewhere between insufficient, improbable and preposterous.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I cannot accept my father's preposterous offer!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

But you have to add my name to your paper. That's preposterous.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

That's preposterous. How would she go unrecognized just by wearing a wig?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

I'm not recommending it. I'm saying it already happened. That's preposterous.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

But once they got going, mammals expanded prodigiously - sometimes to an almost preposterous degree.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

He can't handle the fact that I'm a bigger deal than he is now. Oh, preposterous!

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 6

It may sound preposterous. And, of course, pets can't vote. But, often, misinformation starts with a kernel of truth.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

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