The meaning of Preposterous

adjective

Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

The allegations are patently absurd

noun

An absurd state of affairs.

Usage examples:

The incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

adjective

Extremely stupid or foolish.

Usage examples:

Lydia ignored his asinine remark

adjective

Amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way.

Usage examples:

A series of comical misunderstandings

adjective

Making you want to laugh; amusing

Usage examples:

Tell me the truth – do i look comical (= strange or foolish) in this hat?

adjective

Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

Usage examples:

He considered the whole idea farcical

adjective

Very silly, unlikely, or unreasonable, often in a way that is humorous

Usage examples:

The whole situation has become farcical., there were farcical scenes at the meeting.

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

He was foolish enough to confide in her

adjective

Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning.

Usage examples:

An illogical fear of the supernatural

adjective

Lacking sense or meaning; silly.

Usage examples:

Don't badger people with inane questions

adjective

Extremely silly or lacking real meaning or importance

Usage examples:

There are so many inane programs on television!

adjective

In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill.

Usage examples:

He had gone insane

adjective

Extremely unreasonable, or mentally ill

Usage examples:

You’d have to be insane to spend $200 on dinner!, fisher went insane and had to be hospitalized.

adjective

Not logical or reasonable.

Usage examples:

Irrational feelings of hostility

noun

An irrational number or quantity; a surd.

Usage examples:

Eudoxus's definition of equal ratios corresponds exactly to the modern theory of irrationals.

adjective

Not based on reason or clear thinking; not reasonable

Usage examples:

One of her main themes is the irrational nature of love.

adjective

So ludicrous as to be amusing.

Usage examples:

If it didn't make me so angry it would be laughable

adjective

Amusing or ridiculous

Usage examples:

The movie was so far from accurate that it was laughable.

adjective

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

Usage examples:

It's ludicrous that i have been fined

adjective

Ridiculous or foolish; unreasonable or unsuitable

Usage examples:

Some stories that initially seemed ludicrous turned out to be true.

adjective

Having no meaning; making no sense.

Usage examples:

A nonsensical argument

adjective

Shockingly bad or excessive.

Usage examples:

An outrageous act of bribery

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

Usage examples:

Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

Usage examples:

A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

adjective

Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.

Usage examples:

That ridiculous tartan cap

adjective

Provoking laughter through being ludicrous.

Usage examples:

A risible scene of lovemaking in a tent

adjective

(of a person) unconscious.

Usage examples:

The attack left a policeman beaten senseless

adjective

Lacking purpose or meaning

Usage examples:

A senseless prank, it was senseless to treat me like that., they beat him senseless.

abbreviation

Shilling(s).

exclamation

Used to call for silence.

Usage examples:

‘shh! keep your voice down!’

adjective

Having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

Usage examples:

I was stupid enough to think she was perfect

noun

A stupid person (often used as a term of address).

Usage examples:

You're not a coward, stupid!

adjective

Lacking thought or intelligence

Usage examples:

I just made another stupid mistake., turn off that stupid program!, can you believe my stupidity? i…

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

Usage examples:

She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

Usage examples:

It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

Usage examples:

A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…