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Definition
absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable- They can't be seriously considering such a preposterous idea.
preposterous = completely unreasonable
- It is a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history.
- That's preposterous!Louis Sachar -- Holes
- "Preposterous," he said. "There's no such thing as witches."Alex Flinn -- Beastly
- I never heard anything so preposterous in my life!C.S. Lewis -- The Magician's Nephew
- That's preposterous, Mother!Stephen King -- Rose Red
- It was so preposterous —how could I possibly believe it?Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
- "Preposterous!" shouted Fudge again.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 'What led you to the preposterous conclusion that I have had anything to do with the man you call an assassin-'Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy
- Ay; or else 'twere hard luck, being in so preposterous estate as we are.William Shakespeare -- The Winter's Tale
- "Preposterous," DeBlass blurted out before his attorney lifted a hand to silence him.J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death
- Could it be possible that he had heard and believed the preposterous lie about Scarlett and Ashley and become jealous?Margaret Mitchell -- Gone with the Wind
- But, my dear, the thing is preposterous.Daphne du Maurier -- Rebecca
- To think you could do such a preposterous thing!Henrik Ibsen -- An Enemy of the People
- As the evening wore on, more and more absurdities seemed less and less preposterous, as is sometimes the case.Roger Zelazny -- My Name is Legion
- It was a preposterous claim.David McCullough -- John Adams
- That is the most preposterous suggestion I have ever heard delivered between these four walls.Pat Conroy -- The Lords of Discipline
- Well, you know, I had the preposterous idea that it might be the truth.Agatha Christie -- Murder On The Orient Express
- More than preposterous .... it was impossible.James Patterson -- 1st to Die
- At the delicatessen he bought preposterous stores of food, chosen on the principle of expensiveness.Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt
preposterous = completely unreasonable
preposterous = completely unreasonable
preposterous = absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable
preposterous = absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable