preposterous

absurde, ridicule

Si déraisonnable ou ridicule qu’on a du mal à le croire ou à le prendre au sérieux.

En anglais simple : So unreasonable or silly that it is hard to take seriously or believe.

• That idea is preposterous.
• She dismissed his preposterous excuse.
• Isn't it preposterous to expect one person to finish all this today?

Comment l'utiliser : it is preposterous to do something (It is preposterous to charge that much for a sandwich.); it is preposterous that… (It is preposterous that nobody checked the figures.)

Synonymes : ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous

Contraires : reasonable, sensible

Expressions courantes : preposterous idea, preposterous claim, utterly preposterous