Antonyms for absurdly

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : ab-surd, -zurd

Phonetic Transcription : æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrd

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for absurdly

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