preposterous B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pɹəˈpɑstəɹəs/ UK /pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #12913 Meanings 1 adj Completely unreasonable; ridiculous. The idea that he could finish in a single day is preposterous. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · completely unreasonable;... absurdridiculousfoolishnonsensical Word family Forms preposterously Etymology AI details From Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # preposterous **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɹəˈpɑstəɹəs/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 12913 ## Meanings 1. Completely unreasonable; ridiculous. ## Examples - The idea that he could finish in a single day is preposterous. ## Etymology From Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”). ## AI Etymology Preposterous comes from Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”). In present use it covers completely unreasonable; ridiculous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown