preposterousness


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pre·pos·ter·ous

 (prĭ-pŏs′tər-əs)
adj.
Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. See Synonyms at foolish.
[From Latin praeposterus, inverted, unseasonable : prae-, pre- + posterus, coming behind (from post, behind; see apo- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·pos′ter·ous·ly adv.
pre·pos′ter·ous·ness n.
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preposterousness

noun
Foolish behavior:
absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness.
Informal: craziness.
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preposterousness

[prɪˈpɒstərəsnɪs] N → lo absurdo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

preposterousness

n → Absurdität f
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