adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a preposterous excuse
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It's a preposterous claim that the government is trying to poison its citizens.
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It is preposterous that Bruce did not know that we were there.
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Ticket prices for football games are absolutely preposterous !
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But that said, the diesel costs £16,600, which is downright preposterous .
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Daunting and preposterous as the task appeared, I was glad to be busy again, of use.
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It seems preposterous that Bruce did not know we were there.
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It sounded utterly preposterous but it led to a longer silence.
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Many voters are ready to believe anything of them both, no matter how preposterous or sinister.
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So what Raskin proposed actually seemed preposterous .
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The very idea is preposterous and I was overjoyed to see that you believed me.
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Tuesday, Rana Kern again called those allegations preposterous , and said that as a pagan she worships the Earth.