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Webster 1913 Edition
Preposterous
Pre-pos′ter-ous
,Adj.
1.
Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order.
[Obs.]
The method I take may be censured as
preposterous
, because I thus treat last of the antediluvian earth, which was first in the order of nature. Woodward.
2.
Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd; perverted.
“Most preposterous conclusions.” Shak.
Preposterous
ass, that never read so far! Shakespeare
Syn. – Absurd; perverted; wrong; irrational; foolish; monstrous. See
– Absurd
. Pre-pos′ter-ous-ly
, adv.
Pre-pos′ter-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Preposterous
PREPOS'TEROUS
,Adj.
1.
Literally, having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. The method I take may be censured as preposterous, because I treat last of the antediluvian earth, which was first in the order of nature.
2.
Perverted; wrong; absurd; contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; as, a republican government in the hands of females, is preposterous. To draw general conclusions from particular facts, is preposterous reasoning.3.
Foolish; absurd; applied to persons.