PREPOSTEROUS


Meaning of PREPOSTEROUS in English

■ adjective utterly absurd or ridiculous.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from L. praeposterus 'reversed, absurd' (from prae 'before' + posterus 'coming after') + -ous .

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