PREPOS'TEROUS, a. [L. proeposterus; proe, before,and posterus, latter.] 1. Literally, having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. The method I take may be censured as preposterous, because I treat last of the antediluvian earth, which was first in the order of nature.2. Perverted; wrong; absurd; contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; as, a republican government in the hands of females, is preposterous. To draw general conclusions from particular facts, is preposterous reasoning.3. Foolish; absurd; applied to persons. |
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