meaning of preposterous
1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order.
2. Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd; perverted.
3. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "thats 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"
Related Words
preposterous | preposterously |
