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absurdly

adverb

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Pronunciation: /əbˈsɜːd.li/ / /æbˈsɝd.li/ / /æbˈzɝd.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English absurd Middle English -ly English -ly English absurdly From absurd + -ly.

  1. In an absurd fashion.

    He orated absurdly.

    Absurdly, he concluded his oration with a song.

  2. To an extreme degree.

    The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.

    By the year 1765, Richard `Dickie' Tattersall, the absurdly romantic self-styled soldier of fortune and indulged son of an obscenely well-off Yorkshire squire, was brimming with gratitude[.]