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preposterous
English
Alternative forms
- præposterous (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???p?st???s/, /p???p?st??s/, /p??-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???p?st???s/, /p???p?st??s/
Adjective
preposterous (comparative more preposterous, superlative most preposterous)
- Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
- 2016 January 30, "America deserves more from presidential hopefuls," The National (retrieved 31 January 2016):
- Democrats, too, must be criticised. While they have not made preposterous statements or been threatening or demagogic, they, all too often, have come up short, failing to propose new ideas that can help unwind conflicts raging across the Middle East.
- 2016 January 30, "America deserves more from presidential hopefuls," The National (retrieved 31 January 2016):
Synonyms
- absurd
- foolish
- irrational
- nonsensical
- See also Thesaurus:absurd
Translations
See also
- topsy-turvy
- upside down
Further reading
- preposterous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- preposterous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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comic
English
Etymology
From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (k?mikós, “relating to comedy”), from ????? (kômos, “carousal”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?m?k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?m?k/
- Rhymes: -?m?k
Adjective
comic (comparative more comic, superlative most comic)
- Funny; amusing; comical.
- Relating to comedy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:funny
- (comedy): comedic, comical
Related terms
- comedian
- comical
- comicality
- comically
- comicalness
- comic strip
Translations
Noun
comic (plural comics)
- A comedian.
- A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
- (Britain) A children's newspaper.
Related terms
- comic book
- comic strip
- comics
- stand-up comic
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French comique, from Latin comicus.
Adjective
comic m or n (feminine singular comic?, masculine plural comici, feminine and neuter plural comice)
- comical
Declension
Spanish
Noun
comic m (plural comics)
- Misspelling of cómic.
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