Crossword-Solution: PREPOSTEROUS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Preposterous | a. | Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. |
| Preposterous | a. | Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd; perverted. |
We have 36 clues for the answer “PREPOSTEROUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Farcical | 19 answers |
| Skittish | 26 answers |
| Implaus-ible | 30 answers |
| Nonsensical | 32 answers |
| Preposterous | 37 answers |
| Asinine | 40 answers |
| Loony | 42 answers |
| meaningless | 50 answers |
| Illogical | 52 answers |
| Inane | 53 answers |
| outrageous | 55 answers |
| stupendous | 56 answers |
| Balmy | 59 answers |
| humorous | 59 answers |
| Laugh-able | 61 answers |
| amusing | 61 answers |
| Ludicrous | 63 answers |
| incredible | 63 answers |
| Wacky | 64 answers |
| "Ridiculous!" | 64 answers |
| Irrational | 65 answers |
| Idiotic | 66 answers |
| Inept | 66 answers |
| Hare-brained | 68 answers |
| Unbelievable | 72 answers |
| Insane | 74 answers |
| Fatuous | 75 answers |
| Fanciful | 76 answers |
| Funny | 76 answers |
| Absurd | 79 answers |
| Fan-tastic! | 80 answers |
| Silly | 83 answers |
| Sense-less? | 84 answers |
| Foolish | 88 answers |
| Crazy | 95 answers |
| B-o-r-ing! | 95 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REETA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PREPOSTEROUS (5)
They were magnified to a preposterous height and looked like mammoths, prehistoric beasts standing solitary in the waters that for many thousands of years actually washed over that desert;—the mirage itself may be the ghost of that long-vanished sea.
Faith!” added the young man, as his eyes glowed with enthusiasm for the beloved leader, “that man’s a marvel! His cheek is preposterous, I vow!—and that’s what carries him through.” Lord Antony, whose vocabulary was more limited than that of his friend, could only find an oath or two with which to show his admiration for his leader.
The prize was delivered to Tom with as much effusion as the superintendent could pump up under the circumstances; but it lacked somewhat of the true gush, for the poor fellow’s instinct taught him that there was a mystery here that could not well bear the light, perhaps; it was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused two thousand sheaves of Scriptural wisdom on his premises—a dozen would strain his capacity, without a doubt.
Success? Preposterous! She would never think of it again! The house might just as well be buried in an eternal fog while all other houses had the sunshine on them; for not a foot would ever cross the threshold, nor a hand so much as try the door! But, at this instant, the shop-bell, right over her head, tinkled as if it were bewitched.
His accounting skills were extremely strong, even remarkable if you will, but his personality and appearance, and that preposterous cartoon voice, held him back from advancing up the official corporate ladder.
Quotes with PREPOSTEROUS (3)
In love, no question is ever preposterous.
Isn't it sad how some people's grip on their lives is so precarious that they'll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?
The contemporary proliferation of bullshit also has deeper sources, in various forms of skepticism which deny that we can have any reliable access to an objective reality and which therefore reject the possibility of knowing how things truly are. These "anti-realist" doctrines undermine confidence in the value of disinterested efforts to determine what is true and what is false, and even in the intelligibility of the notion of objective inquiry. One response to this loss of c…