Hyphenation of Preposterous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Preposterous? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

Pre-pos-ter-ous

Definitions of Preposterous:

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Incongruous
Inviting ridicule The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework That's a cockeyed idea Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer A contribution so small as to be laughable It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

Synonyms of Preposterous:

adj absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous, foolish

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