preposterous
/pɹəˈpɑstəɹəs/ adjective C2- Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
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It is absurd, impossible, preposterous to anyone who knew him.”
As Marilla watched the bright, animated face and graceful motions her thoughts went back to the evening Anne had arrived at Green Gables, and memory recalled a vivid picture of the odd, frightened child in her preposterous yellowish-brown wincey dress, the heartbreak looking out of her tearful eyes.
What is his game, then, and what motive lies behind this preposterous search for Garridebs?
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