preposterous
Adjective Satellite
- incongruous;inviting ridicule
- "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
Adj
- Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”).
Synonyms
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous, foolish, irrational
Scrabble Score: 16
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