Translations for „preposterously“ in the English » German Dictionary

pre·pos·ter·ous·ly [prɪˈpɒstərəsli, Am ˈpɑ:stɚ] ADV

preposterously

absurd[erweise]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ours is the world's most preposterously wasteful and most recklessly expensive democracy.

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It was wildly ambitious and almost preposterously messy.

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From kickoff, he deployed a preposterously optimistic 3-4-3, with as many as six players drifting into the attacking third at times.

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At times, the movie is preposterously, darkly funny, but instead of building momentum as it goes along, it dribbles away.

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Somewhat preposterously, the basilica was partially rebuilt in the following years, to be demolished again in the mid-16th century.

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The romanticization of "agrarian reform" has gone on preposterously far enough!

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Too often, the pursuit of great architecture has become an excuse for preposterously self-indulgent design, much of it built with public money.

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Even his debating style - pugnacious, insulting, unapologetic and frequently preposterously wrong - is not fundamentally different from the lower-middle class style of arguing.

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He also promised to rein in government spending that has seemed, at times, preposterously lavish.

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I know it to be preposterously ludicrous, but that does not deter me.

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