unpreposterousadj.
/ˌʌnprᵻˈpɒst(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈpɑst(ə)rəs/ Not preposterous.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [adjective] > not
unpreposterous1613
1613 J. Sylvester Elegie Sir W. Sidney in Lachrymae Lachrymarum (new ed.) sig. I That Hand alone,..Vn-partial euer, Vn-preposterous; How-euer Other it may seem to vs.
1846 in Gloucestershire Notes & Queries (1890) 4 106 Upon her head is a black coif edged with gold thread, and round her neck an unpreposterous ruff.
1959 E. Dorn in Big Table No. 3. 105 Lead me away To the small quiet stones of the unpreposterous dead.
1992 Guardian 30 Apr. 26/8 Spielberg's strength is the way he makes preposterous fantasy not only unpreposterous, but desirable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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