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Adjective: preposterous  pri'pó-stu-rus
  1. Incongruous; inviting ridicule
    "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
    - absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous

See also: daft, dumb, foolish, stupid

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