Preposterously
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹɪˈpɒstɹəsli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Preposterously is an adverb meaning In a preposterous manner.
Meaning
In a preposterous manner.
Example Sentences
Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle.
The opening sections of Martin’s biography are clogged with genealogical chronicles of the Garcías (the father’s family) and the Márquezes (the mother’s), snaking into the 19th century — a preposterously tangled story of cousins and noncousins united in wedlock, nonwedlock, near-incest, vendetta-mania and frontier trailblazing in the Colombian wilds[…]
Synonyms for preposterously
Depending on context, synonyms include ludicrously, ridiculously, laughably.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ludicrously, ridiculously, laughably, presumptuously, stupidly, unpresumptuously.
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