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US
/əbˈsɝdɫi/
]
[ UK /ɐbsˈɜːdli/ ]
[ UK /ɐbsˈɜːdli/ ]
ADVERB
-
in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
an absurdly rich young woman
How To Use absurdly In A Sentence
- We do not allow people a second try on a second question when they have so absurdly got it right the first time round.
- He chased the unmigratory tropi-ducks from their shrewd-hidden nests, walked circumspectly among the crocodiles hauled out of water for slumber, and crept under the jungle-roof and spied upon the snow-white saucy cockatoos, the fierce ospreys, the heavy-flighted buzzards, the lories and kingfishers, and the absurdly garrulous little pygmy parrots. CHAPTER XV
- As for bridges, fairground rides, aeroplanes and indeed absurdly altitudinous skyscrapers that move perceptibly in the breeze - not fine. Times, Sunday Times
- Possibly, this sympathy could appear somewhat self-indulgent, or over-dramatic, if not actually absurdly histrionic.
- It is a nice programme, but marred by absurdly intrusive music. Times, Sunday Times
- But only a nation so absurdly rich could have built two hundred battleships, carriers and cruisers in the war years, as well as a thousand smaller ships. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
- A very useful trick - and absurdly simple, too - is to notice when the defender looks away from his man.
- The holes seemed absurdly small, so I scissored them big, then slipped the two attachments seamlessly onto the taps.
- That, too, was absurdly crowded, not least because of a rare live appearance from, yes, Lily Savage.
- The great strain for married couples in modernity is the absurdly high expectation of the marriage bond.