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1 preposterous
adj1) безглуздий; абсурдний; що суперечить здоровому глузду2) перевернутий, поставлений у зворотному порядку* * *a1) безглуздий, абсурдний; який суперечить здоровому глузду2) перевернутий, поставлений у зворотному порядку -
2 preposterous
a1) безглуздий, абсурдний; який суперечить здоровому глузду2) перевернутий, поставлений у зворотному порядку -
3 preposterous
[prɪ'pɒst(ə)rəs]adjбезглу́здий, абсу́рдний -
4 alternative
I n альтернатива, вибір- constructive alternative конструктивна альтернатива- preposterous alternative абсурдна альтернатива- sensible alternative розумна альтернатива- undesirable alternative небажана альтернатива- to be confronted with an alternative стояти перед альтернативою/ вибором- to endorse an alternative приймати альтернативу- to have no alternative не мати (іншого) вибору- to offer an alternative пропонувати альтернативу- to propose an alternative пропонувати альтернативу- to reject an alternative відхиляти альтернативу- there is no other alternative but... немає іншої альтернативи/ іншого шляху/ вибору, крім...II adj- alternative (foreign) policy альтернативна (зовнішня) політика- alternative possibility альтернативні можливості- alternative strategy альтернативна стратегія
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Preposterous — Pre*pos ter*ous, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The method I take may be censured as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preposterous — index excessive, exorbitant, impossible, incredible, inept (inappropriate), inordinate, irrational … Law dictionary
preposterous — 1540s, from L. praeposterus absurd, contrary to nature, lit. before behind (Cf. topsy turvy, cart before the horse), from prae before + posterus subsequent … Etymology dictionary
preposterous — absurd, *foolish, silly Analogous words: irrational, unreasonable: bizarre, grotesque, *fantastic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preposterous — [adj] ridiculous, bizarre absurd, asinine, crazy, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fantastic, far out*, foolish, harebrained*, impossible, incredible, insane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, out of the… … New thesaurus
preposterous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utterly absurd or ridiculous. DERIVATIVES preposterously adverb preposterousness noun. ORIGIN Latin praeposterus reversed, absurd … English terms dictionary
preposterous — [prē päs′tər əs, pripäs′tər əs] adj. [L praeposterus < prae , before (see PRE ) + posterus, following: see POSTERIOR] 1. Now Rare with the first last and the last first; inverted 2. so contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be… … English World dictionary
preposterous — adj. preposterous to + inf. (it s preposterous to speak of such things) * * * [prɪ pɒst(ə)rəs] preposterous to + inf. (it s preposterous to speak of such things) … Combinatory dictionary
preposterous — [16] Preposterous originated as a Latin oxymoron, praeposterus. This was 393 prevaricate coined from prae ‘before’ and posterus ‘coming after, next’, a derivative of post ‘after’. It denoted ‘the wrong way round, out of order’ (and indeed that… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
preposterous — [[t]prɪpɒ̱st(ə)rəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish. The whole idea was preposterous. ...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot. Syn:… … English dictionary
preposterous — [16] Preposterous originated as a Latin oxymoron, praeposterus. This was coined from prae ‘before’ and posterus ‘coming after, next’, a derivative of post ‘after’. It denoted ‘the wrong way round, out of order’ (and indeed that was how English… … Word origins