Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term preposterously in the thesaurus.
Try one of these suggestions:
parapsychology  perfect  perfected  perfection  perfectionist  perfectly  perfuse  perfusion  perhaps  pervasion  pervasive  pervious  porpoise  preface  prefect  prefecture  prefiguration  prefigurative  prefigure  prefix  preposition  prepositional  prepossess  prepossessed  prepossessing  prepossession  preposterous  previous  previously  priapus  privacy  privy  proboscis  profess  professed  profession  professional  professorial  proficiency  proficient  profuse  profusely  profusion  propagate  propagation  prophecy  prophesied  prophesy  proposal  propose  proposed  proposition  provision  provisional  proviso  provocateur  provocation  provocative  provoke  provoked  provoking  provost  purification  purpose  purposeful  purposeless  purposely 
Dictionary Results for preposterously:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
preposterously
    adv 1: so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was
           laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn:
           laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously,
           preposterously]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Preposterous \Pre*pos"ter*ous\, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before
   + posterus coming after, latter. See Posterior.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in
      order. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end;
      utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd;
      perverted. "Most preposterous conclusions." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

            Preposterous ass, that never read so far! --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Absurd; perverted; wrong; irrational; foolish;
        monstrous. See Absurd.
        [1913 Webster] -- Pre*pos"ter*ous*ly, adv.
        -Pre*pos"ter*ous*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy