Both Uses of
preposterous
in
Great Expectations
- As I was getting too big for Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt's room, my education under that preposterous female terminated.†
Chpt 15 *
- Utterly preposterous as his cravat was, and as his collars were, I was conscious of a sort of dignity in the look.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(preposterous) absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable