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.
- In an absurd fashion.
“He orated absurdly.”
“Absurdly, he concluded his oration with a song.”
- 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[.]”