Preposterous

/prɪˈpɑːstərəs/ adj

Definition

completely unreasonable or ridiculous

Etymology

from Latin praeposterus 'reversed, absurd'

Kelly Says

Preposterous is backwards thinking - it's so absurd it's like putting the cart before the horse!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ልክ ያልሆነ
ARالعربية
سخيف
BNবাংলা
অযুক্তিসঙ্গত
CSČeština
absurdní
DADansk
absurd
DEDeutsch
absurd
ELΕλληνικά
παράλογος
ESEspañol
absurdo
FAفارسی
پوچ
FISuomi
järjetön
FRFrançais
absurde
GUGU
અસંગત
HAHA
ɓata
HEעברית
荒谬
HIहिन्दी
बेतुका
HUMagyar
abszurd
IDBahasa Indonesia
konyol
IGIG
adịghị mkpa
ITItaliano
assurdo
JA日本語
ばかげた
KKKK
ағымсыз
KMKM
គ្មានន័យ
KO한국어
터무니없는
MRMR
निरर्थक
MSBahasa Melayu
gila
MYမြန်မာ
မုသား
NLNederlands
absurd
NONorsk
absurd
PAPA
ਬੇਤੁਕਾ
PLPolski
niedorzeczny
PTPortuguês
absurdo
RORomână
absurd
RUРусский
абсурдный
SVSvenska
absurd
SWKiswahili
kichaa
TAதமிழ்
பயடியான
TEతెలుగు
హాస్యాస్పద
THไทย
ไร้สาระ
TLTL
kakaiba
TRTürkçe
saçma
UKУкраїнська
абсурдний
URاردو
بیہودہ
VITiếng Việt
vô lý
YOYO
aláìmọ̀
ZH中文
荒谬的
ZUZU
kucaca

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