All 4 Uses of
preposterous
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- Preposterous!†
Chpt 3 *
- The monkey, meanwhile, with a thick tail curling out into preposterous prolixity from beneath his tartans, took his station at the Italian's feet.†
Chpt 11
- She remembered some vague intimations, on her brother's part, which—if the supposition were not essentially preposterous—might have been so interpreted.†
Chpt 16
- No matter how preposterous or insane, a purpose is a Godsend to them.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
absurd, outrageous, silly, or completely unreasonable