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Meanings of preposterous in English

Incongruous; inviting ridicule.

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Usage of preposterous in English
1
Simply, as she thought that preposterous idea, it began to take shape.
Complete Books of Blood
2
Or perhaps I never really believed that the preposterous toy would work.
Axiomatic
3
But, in recent years, the documentary competition has been almost as preposterous.
The Irish Times
4
To a gringo such a thing sounds preposterous, impossible, am I right?
The bourne objective
5
No idea was too preposterous; and not one of them bore fruit.
Amagansett
6
The idea of having the rough Ranger for a rival is preposterous.
The Lone Ranche
7
I laughed; for the very notion of writing a book seemed preposterous.
The Vicar's Daughter
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Viewed in the light of sober reason, the whole thing was preposterous.
Revolution, and Other Essays
9
Things are simply too weird to hold any theory out as preposterous.
Reuters
10
In the end, your version of what happened that day is preposterous.
The Scarlet Gospels
11
The idea of a woman refusing him anything seemed to him preposterous.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
12
The preposterous is sometimes true; could it be true in this case?
Initials Only
13
I know what I'm doing seems preposterous in light of the risks.
Saving max
14
Trigo put in his oar and uttered a number of preposterous statements.
Youth and Egolatry
15
He would laugh at this preposterous story; of that she was sure.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
16
His struggles were preposterous; his lively sense of ridicule speedily stopped them.
Vittoria — Volume 6
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