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assurdo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absurd adj So unreasonable or illogical that it seems ridiculous.
  • paradoxical adj Having qualities that seem to contradict each other; involving a paradox.
  • preposterous adjective Utterly absurd or unreasonable; going against common sense.
  • weird adj Strange, unusual, or hard to explain; not what you would normally expect.

Senses

assurdo is used for these senses in English:

  • absurd Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]
  • paradoxical Having self-contradictory properties.
  • preposterous Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
  • weird (archaic) Having supernatural or preternatural power.

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