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preposterous s. [
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous] incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansi
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