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Meanings of
preposterously
in English
Spanish
ridículamente
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So as to arouse or deserve laughter.
ridiculously
ludicrously
laughably
Spanish
ridículamente
Usage of
preposterously
in English
1
Cars of this ilk are thirsty, fragile and, of course,
preposterously
expensive.
2
And in everything he said and did he was almost
preposterously
unreserved.
3
The cooking arrangements were
preposterously
inadequate, and the laundry was a farce.
4
Two shapes in white, with shadows
preposterously
lengthening, went down the hill.
5
Man has no choice but to surge and boil, or stiffen
preposterously
.
6
It disclosed a poorly lighted stairway, very broad, unrailed, and
preposterously
steep.
7
Even now as a species, we are almost
preposterously
vulnerable in the wild.
8
Hopefully it'll even spark a resurgence of the
preposterously
violent mainstream action film.
9
All at once I was feeling
preposterously
sorry for the creature.
10
She had taken the most
preposterously
long time to put Richard to bed.
11
He either neglected to attack these ships or attempted it
preposterously
.
12
It sounds so
preposterously
up-to-date and modernish for this darling, leisurely old place.
13
To a 1970s teenager, the language seemed
preposterously
unfashionable and irrelevant.
14
It stands for any one who is utterly,
preposterously
,
altogether, selfish.
15
Manucho lies prone on the floor, having been
preposterously
barged over onto it.
16
Potter, you really are just as foolish and
preposterously
self-absorbed as your father.
Other examples for "preposterously"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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preposterously
Adverb
Frequent collocations
preposterously large
preposterously long
seem preposterously
preposterously expensive
preposterously small
More collocations
Translations for
preposterously
Spanish
ridículamente
cómicamente
risiblemente
Preposterously
through the time
Preposterously
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common