Both Uses of
preposterous
in
The House of Mirth
- He led her through the throng of returning holiday-makers, past sallow-faced girls in preposterous hats, and flat-chested women struggling with paper bundles and palm-leaf fans.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- The idea of your having to workâit's preposterous."†
Chpt 2.11
Definition:
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(preposterous) absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable