What does absurdly mean?
Absurdly means In an absurd fashion..
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/əbˈsɜːd.li/ · adverb
In an absurd fashion..
He orated absurdly.
Absurdly, he concluded his oration with a song.
The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
By the year 1765, Richard `Dickie' Tattersall, the absurdly romantic self-styled soldier of fortune and indulged son of an obscenely well-off Yorkshire squire, was brimming with gratitude[.]
Use absurdly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Absurdly means In an absurd fashion..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He orated absurdly.
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