preposterousadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈpɒst(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/prəˈpɑst(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1500s preposterouse, 1500s–1600s propostrous, 1500s–1700s prepostrous, 1500s– preposterous, 1500s– proposterous (now nonstandard), 1600s–1700s prepost'rous; Scottish pre-1700 praeposterouse, pre-1700 preposterows, pre-1700 preposterus, pre-1700 1700s– preposterous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praeposterus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin praeposterus placed in the wrong order, inverted, unseasonable, wrong-headed, perverse ( < prae- pre- prefix + posterus later, next: see postero- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French prepostere placed in a wrong and unjust order (1462; French †prépostère disordered (1611 in Cotgrave)), Italian prepostero placed in the wrong order (a1498).

a. Having or placing last what should be first; inverted in position or order. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > reversing natural order > reversed (of order)

preposterous1533

inverse1568

inversed1573

inverted1577

retrograde1664

cockeye1899

1533 tr. Erasmus Enchiridion Militis Christiani xiii. sig. Iiv^v Is not thy relygyon preposterous & out of ordre?

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Preposterouse, out of order, ouerthwarth, transuerted, or last done which should haue ben first.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. 213 The preposterous is a pardonable fault... We call it by a common saying to set the carte before the horse.

1615 J. Greene Refut. Apol. Actors 17 Preposterous and inter-tangled syllogismes.

1657 M. Hawke Killing is Murder & No Murder 56 Though the Monster lurk in Cacus cave, yet notwithstanding his preposterous steps will be discovered.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tulip Which would certainly do them harm, by reason of the preposterous Motion it might give the Sprout when the Season for planting the Bulbs is come.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 4) I. 224 It is, indeed, in the literal sense of the word, preposterous.

1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) Introd. §62 The fatal effects of this preposterous (in the exact sense of that word) procedure.

1892 C. Plummer Two Saxon Chron. Parallel I. Pref. p.vii Seeing that so much of the earlier part of the Saxon Chronicle is based on Bede, it would be, in the strictest sense of the word, preposterous to undertake the criticism of the former before dealing with the latter.

1993 Poetics Today 14 612 The literally preposterous order of Pindaric narrative is an expression at the level of the account of the Homeric trope of prothysteron.

b. Of an animal: having parts reversed in position, going tail first. rare. Now archaic.

ΚΠ

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xv. 138 Thus our Eyes, like the preposterous Animal's, are behind us.

a1680 S. Butler in Wit's Mag. 2 (1785) 136/1 He [sc. the hen-pecked man] is a kind of preposterous animal, that being curbed in, goes with his tail forwards.

1963 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 3 29 Even when, like the preposterous animals, their eyes were set in the back of their heads, they could hardly miss the meaning of social change.

2. Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; monstrous; foolish, perverse. Now chiefly: utterly absurd or ridiculous; outrageous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [adjective]

impertinenta1425

royeta1522

absurd1531

preposterous1533

ridiculous1533

deaf?1541

monstrous?1549

fabulous1561

fanatical1598

fantastical1600

laughable1600

fantasticc1616

nonsense1621

arsy-versy1628

absonous1642

nonsensical1645

ridicule?1669

fancical1671

grotesque1747

rich1836

saugrenu1876

laughsome1884

cockeyed1894

hilarious1925

Rube Goldberg1928

whimsy-whamsy1931

Rube Goldbergian1933

cockamamie1941

fantasticated1960

fanciful-

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [adjective] > to nature, reason, or rule

improper1531

preposterous1533

paradoxical1646

inconceivable1754

paradoxal1888

1533 tr. Erasmus Enchiridion Militis Christiani Ep. Ded. sig. C.i Whiche sheweth the preposterous & wronge iugement of the commune people.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft x. vii. 183 Dreames in the dead of the night are commonlie preposterous and monstrous.

1600 W. Vaughan Golden Grove (1608) T4^v What is more preposterous, then to see the multitude..deliberating..on wise mens deeds.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) v. vi. 5 'Good Gloster, and good Deuill, were alike, And both preposterous .

1644 J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce 6 Austine and some others, who were much tak'n w^th a preposterous admiration of single life.

1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/2 The Muff and Fur are preposterous in June.

1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. i. 3 Nothing can be more preposterous than for a mother to think it below her to take care of her own child.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. vi. 71 To exclaim at these..people,..for indulging in the preposterous idea of convincing the mind by toasting the carcass.

1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 126 America has constructed, and is still constructing, ships of war of preposterous tonnage, simply because England is constructing ships of war of preposterous tonnage.

1891 ‘Q’ Noughts & Crosses 117 Kit spent two years at the Orphanage in an antique, preposterous suit—snuff-coloured coat with lappels, canary waistcoat, and corduroy small-clothes.

1938 R. K. Narayan Dark Room iv. 32 He expressed his gay mood by tying a preposterous turban round his head.

1966 C. Achebe Man of People viii. 85 I even had the crazy, preposterous idea of wanting to go to a public telephone to put through an anonymous call.

1997 N. Datlof et al. Ronald Reagan's America II. 801 Do I believe that the tax reform of 1986 contributed to the recession of the early 1990s? The answer is no. I realize that policies work with a lag, but that's preposterous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preposterous
释义	preposterousadj. Brit. /prᵻˈpɒst(ə)rəs/, U.S. /prəˈpɑst(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1500s preposterouse, 1500s–1600s propostrous, 1500s–1700s prepostrous, 1500s– preposterous, 1500s– proposterous (now nonstandard), 1600s–1700s prepost'rous; Scottish pre-1700 praeposterouse, pre-1700 preposterows, pre-1700 preposterus, pre-1700 1700s– preposterous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praeposterus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin praeposterus placed in the wrong order, inverted, unseasonable, wrong-headed, perverse ( < prae- pre- prefix + posterus later, next: see postero- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French prepostere placed in a wrong and unjust order (1462; French †prépostère disordered (1611 in Cotgrave)), Italian prepostero placed in the wrong order (a1498). 1. a. Having or placing last what should be first; inverted in position or order. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > reversing natural order > reversed (of order) preposterous1533 inverse1568 inversed1573 inverted1577 retrograde1664 cockeye1899 1533 tr. Erasmus Enchiridion Militis Christiani xiii. sig. Iiv^v Is not thy relygyon preposterous & out of ordre? 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Preposterouse, out of order, ouerthwarth, transuerted, or last done which should haue ben first. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. 213 The preposterous is a pardonable fault... We call it by a common saying to set the carte before the horse. 1615 J. Greene Refut. Apol. Actors 17 Preposterous and inter-tangled syllogismes. 1657 M. Hawke Killing is Murder & No Murder 56 Though the Monster lurk in Cacus cave, yet notwithstanding his preposterous steps will be discovered. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tulip Which would certainly do them harm, by reason of the preposterous Motion it might give the Sprout when the Season for planting the Bulbs is come. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (ed. 4) I. 224 It is, indeed, in the literal sense of the word, preposterous. 1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) Introd. §62 The fatal effects of this preposterous (in the exact sense of that word) procedure. 1892 C. Plummer Two Saxon Chron. Parallel I. Pref. p.vii Seeing that so much of the earlier part of the Saxon Chronicle is based on Bede, it would be, in the strictest sense of the word, preposterous to undertake the criticism of the former before dealing with the latter. 1993 Poetics Today 14 612 The literally preposterous order of Pindaric narrative is an expression at the level of the account of the Homeric trope of prothysteron. b. Of an animal: having parts reversed in position, going tail first. rare. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xv. 138 Thus our Eyes, like the preposterous Animal's, are behind us. a1680 S. Butler in Wit's Mag. 2 (1785) 136/1 He [sc. the hen-pecked man] is a kind of preposterous animal, that being curbed in, goes with his tail forwards. 1963 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 3 29 Even when, like the preposterous animals, their eyes were set in the back of their heads, they could hardly miss the meaning of social change. 2. Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; monstrous; foolish, perverse. Now chiefly: utterly absurd or ridiculous; outrageous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [adjective] impertinenta1425 royeta1522 absurd1531 preposterous1533 ridiculous1533 deaf?1541 monstrous?1549 fabulous1561 fanatical1598 fantastical1600 laughable1600 fantasticc1616 nonsense1621 arsy-versy1628 absonous1642 nonsensical1645 ridicule?1669 fancical1671 grotesque1747 rich1836 saugrenu1876 laughsome1884 cockeyed1894 hilarious1925 Rube Goldberg1928 whimsy-whamsy1931 Rube Goldbergian1933 cockamamie1941 fantasticated1960 fanciful- the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [adjective] > to nature, reason, or rule improper1531 preposterous1533 paradoxical1646 inconceivable1754 paradoxal1888 1533 tr. Erasmus Enchiridion Militis Christiani Ep. Ded. sig. C.i Whiche sheweth the preposterous & wronge iugement of the commune people. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft x. vii. 183 Dreames in the dead of the night are commonlie preposterous and monstrous. 1600 W. Vaughan Golden Grove (1608) T4^v What is more preposterous, then to see the multitude..deliberating..on wise mens deeds. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) v. vi. 5 'Good Gloster, and good Deuill, were alike, And both preposterous . View more context for this quotation 1644 J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce 6 Austine and some others, who were much tak'n w^th a preposterous admiration of single life. 1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 1/2 The Muff and Fur are preposterous in June. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. i. 3 Nothing can be more preposterous than for a mother to think it below her to take care of her own child. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. vi. 71 To exclaim at these..people,..for indulging in the preposterous idea of convincing the mind by toasting the carcass. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 126 America has constructed, and is still constructing, ships of war of preposterous tonnage, simply because England is constructing ships of war of preposterous tonnage. 1891 ‘Q’ Noughts & Crosses 117 Kit spent two years at the Orphanage in an antique, preposterous suit—snuff-coloured coat with lappels, canary waistcoat, and corduroy small-clothes. 1938 R. K. Narayan Dark Room iv. 32 He expressed his gay mood by tying a preposterous turban round his head. 1966 C. Achebe Man of People viii. 85 I even had the crazy, preposterous idea of wanting to go to a public telephone to put through an anonymous call. 1997 N. Datlof et al. Ronald Reagan's America II. 801 Do I believe that the tax reform of 1986 contributed to the recession of the early 1990s? The answer is no. I realize that policies work with a lag, but that's preposterous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1533
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