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De - Pt| English Dictionary: preposterously | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for preposterously | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Preposterous \Pre*pos"ter*ous\, a.[L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.] 1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] The method I take may be censured as preposterous, because I thus treat last of the antediluvian earth, which was first in the order of nature. --Woodward. 2. Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd; perverted. [bd]Most preposterous conclusions.[b8] --Shak. Preposterous ass, that never read so far! --Shak. Syn: Absurd; perverted; wrong; irrational; foolish; monstrous. See {Absurd}. -- {Pre*pos"ter*ous*ly}, adv. -{Pre*pos"ter*ous*ness}, n. | |
