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Synonyms for absurdly
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : ab-surd, -zurd |
| Phonetic Transcription : æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrd |
Top 10 synonyms for absurdly
- absurdly
- deliriously
- dementedly
- devotedly
- distractedly
- exceedingly
- excessively
- extremely
- facetiously
- frenziedly
- hard
- hurriedly
- ill-advisedly
- imprudently
- incautiously
- indiscreetly
- injudiciously
- insanely
- intensely
- ironically
- irrationally
- jocosely
- jokingly
- jovially
- like mad
- ludicrously
- merrily
- mirthfully
- mistakenly
- nonsensically
- passionately
- playfully
- psychotically
- quickly
- rabidly
- rapidly
- rashly
- recklessly
- ridiculously
- satirically
- senselessly
- short-sightedly
- something fierce
- speedily
- stormily
- stupidly
- to distraction
- tumultously/tumultuously
- turbulently
- unreasonably
- unwisely
- violently
Définition of absurdly
Origin :- 1550s, from Middle French absurde (16c.), from Latin absurdus "out of tune; foolish" (see absurdity). The main modern sense (also present in Latin) is a figurative one, "out of harmony with reason or propriety." Related: Absurdly; absurdness.
- As in madly : adj wildly, fiercely
- As in humorously : adv comically
- As in foolishly : adv idiotic, without due consideration
- Absurdly few to fight the Mercutians, but Hilary counseled patience.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- They had posed themselves so absurdly close to the world of things as they are.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He was absurdly grieved that his gun was still with his missing baggage.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It is that you and Meg are both so absurdly grave about it, when there's nothing to be grave about at all.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- If they are Mrs. Berry's, as you absurdly pretend to think they are, again you have no claim.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Britain's situation is now absurdly weak, without and within.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- His sense of the ridiculous is absurdly out of proportion to his serious side.
- Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
- They would have her absurdly tied about their necks forever.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- It is especially so for me on account of my absurdly impatient temperament.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- O'Shea's face, as he said this, was so absurdly droll that Agincourt laughed aloud.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for absurdly
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