All 4 Uses of
preposterous
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Large sitting-room on the right side, well furnished, with long windows almost to the floor, and those preposterous English window fasteners which a child could open.†
Chpt 1
- It was the most preposterous position in which I ever found myself in my life, and it was the thought of it that started me laughing just now.†
Chpt 1 *
- For all the preposterous hat and the vacuous face, there was something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which compelled our respect.†
Chpt 3
- 'Some preposterous practical joke,' said he.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable