Both Uses of
preposterous
in
David Copperfield
- 'Oh, my goodness, how polite we are!' exclaimed Miss Mowcher, making a preposterous attempt to cover her large face with her morsel of a hand.†
Chpt 22-24 *
- 'My dearest,' I remonstrated, 'don't talk preposterous nonsense!†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(preposterous) absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable