preposterous
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Written by Matthew Parkhill, with Guy Ritchie — who directed Robert Downey Jr. in two steroidal Holmes films — helming some episodes, it’s pulpy and nutty and preposterous, mostly in a good way.
From Los Angeles Times
The climax finds the main characters pursuing a preposterous plot to secure their futures through a desperate plan to steal government vouchers and bid for an oil company.
It’s as preposterous as—and far more dangerous than—a state rejecting the dollar and accepting only bitcoin, guilders or paper clips as its currency.
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has told the High Court he "utterly refutes" the "preposterous" allegations of unlawful newsgathering at the paper.
From BBC
And although she posted, “My Olympic dream isn’t over,” many fans felt it sounded preposterous.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
