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preposterosity

preposterosity noun: the quality of being preposterous.

Noun

preposterosity (countable and uncountable, plural preposterosities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being preposterous.
    • “Dresses in such bad taste!” smiled Miss Marguerita—Marguerita was a model of preposterosity in fashion.1834, [Julia Pardoe], chapter XIII, in Speculation: […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], page 230
    • […] as to the gentleman’s ideal of preposterosity—that this proposition is too preposterous to be considered for a moment—in more than half the States of the Union, the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is limited.1849 September–October, J[ohn] Ross Browne, quoting J. M. Jones, Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Constitution, in September and October, 1849...
  2. (countable) Something that is preposterous.
    • The awkwardness of your feelings during an interview with Mr. Lambert, or any other polished Monster on public view—with the painful restraint laid by your delicacy on your curiosity, as to the particulars of his preposterosities.1807, James Beresford, “[Dialogue the Eighteenth. Miseries of London.] Miseries of Public Places.”, in The Miseries of Human Life; or The Last Groans of Timothy Testy and Samuel Sensitive; […]...
    • Had Pliny turned his attention to the more elevated parts of the body, we might perhaps have found that the structure of their heads was equally retrograde with that of their heels; and on this principle some modern Gothic preposterosities might be accounted for, which have hitherto appeared...1814, R[obert] Huddleston, “Antiquity of the Irish Manuscripts”, in A New Edition of Toland’s History of the Druids: with an Abstract of His Life and Writings; […], Montrose: […] James Watt, for...

Examples of preposterosity in a sentence

  • The peculiarity of Satan’s religion is its preposterosity, i. e., putting the cart before the horse.1898, W[illiam] B[axter] Godbey, Commentary on the New Testament, volume IV (Corinthians-Galatians; Paul, the Champion Theologian)...
  • His latest book, “Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories” (Random House, $2.95) is an example of what [Theodor] Geisel calls his “logical preposterosity.”1958 May 11, “The Significance of Dr. Seuss”, in The New York Times Book Review, page 30:
  • Rumor and gossip, like sound itself, appear to travel by wave-effect, sheer preposterosity being no barrier.1976, Shana Alexander, “Splashing Around in Other People’s Lives”, in Talking Woman, New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 14:
  • Now, the idea of fraud is the utmost absurdity, the utmost preposterosity.1850 September 27, Mr. Benton, quotee, The Congressional Globe, number 128, Washington, D.C.: John C[ook] Rives, published 30 September...

Synonyms of preposterosity

Forms of preposterosity

pluralpreposterosities

Origin of preposterosity

From preposter(ous) + -osity.

Questions about preposterosity

What does preposterosity mean?
Preposterosity means the quality of being preposterous.
How do you use preposterosity in a sentence?
The peculiarity of Satan’s religion is its preposterosity, i. e., putting the cart before the horse.
What part of speech is preposterosity?
Preposterosity is a noun.
What is the plural of preposterosity?
The plural of preposterosity is preposterosities.

Words near preposterosity in the dictionary

  1. preposterate
  2. preposterated
  3. preposterates
  4. preposterating
  5. preposterosities
  6. preposterosity
  7. preposterous
  8. preposterously
  9. preposterousness
  10. prepostmodern
  11. prepostor

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