🇬🇧🇪🇸 preposterous - absurdo : English Lesson
adjective
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Meaning of "preposterous" ("absurdo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
When something is preposterous, it is so silly, strange, or impossible that it makes you think, “No way! That can’t be real!” It’s beyond ridiculous, like a goldfish driving a school bus or your homework flying away on a dragon.
Calling my room “a bit messy” was preposterous; it looked like a laundry hurricane had married a toy volcano.
The idea that my baby sister could eat an entire pizza by herself was preposterous—until we looked at the empty box.
The alien tourist found it preposterous that humans drink hot bean water and call it coffee like that’s totally normal.
It was preposterous when our principal tried to dab, floss, and moonwalk all in the same motion during the school assembly.
Calling my tiny pencil scribble a “masterpiece of modern art” was preposterous, but my mom still hung it on the fridge.
At the pond, a boy dressed in a bright preposterous suit claimed a preposterous plan: he would teach frogs to sing. Neighbors laughed; the idea sounded preposterous, plainly preposterous and silly. He set a tiny stage, tuned a toy piano, and the frogs only splashed. The boy bowed to the preposterous silence, smiling.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
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