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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
preposterous/prɪˈpɒstərəs/

▶adjective utterly absurd or ridiculous.

– derivatives
preposterously adverb,
preposterousness noun.

– origin C16: from L. praeposterus ‘reversed, absurd’ (from prae ‘before’ + posterus ‘coming after’) + -ous.

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（as） preposterous as it may sound
A preposterous suggestion...
ludicrous OR preposterous idea
ludicrous, preposterous and ridiculous

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