preposterous

adj
/pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/UK/pɹəˈpɑstəɹəs/US

Etymology

From Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”).

  1. derived from praeposterus — “with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted

Definitions

  1. Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

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