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What does preposterous mean?

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Adjective
  1. Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
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In the '70s the idea of a lead-off man hitting 30 home runs was preposterous.
It is preposterous to ask seasoned physicians to acquire necessary qualifications to carry on with the legacies of yore.
He is most certainly not a vampire, which is a ridiculously preposterous claim.
Perhaps this could be used when the increasingly preposterous plotlines begin to flag in a couple of series time.
Most preposterous is the concept of rapid introgression of Mojave toxin genes from Mojave rattlers into timber rattlers.
But the idea that the danger is so great that it should stop us swimming altogether is preposterous.

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