Absurdly: meaning, definitions and examples

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absurdly

 

[ ษ™bหˆsษœหrdli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

in a ridiculous or nonsensical manner

In an absurdly short amount of time, he managed to build a working prototype of the machine. She was laughing absurdly loud at the movie, drawing attention from everyone in the theater.

Synonyms

nonsensically, outrageously, ridiculously

Examples of usage

  • He was absurdly tall, towering over everyone else in the room.
  • The prices at the restaurant were absurdly high for such mediocre food.
  • She was absurdly happy, unable to contain her joy at the news.

Translations

Translations of the word "absurdly" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น absurdamente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเฅ‡เคคเฅเค•เฅ‡ เคขเค‚เค— เคธเฅ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช absurd

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ absurd

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฐะฑััƒั€ะดะฝะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ absurdalnie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ฆฌ้นฟใ’ใฆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท absurdement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ absurdamente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท absรผrt bir ลŸekilde

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถˆํ•ฉ๋ฆฌํ•˜๊ฒŒ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุดูƒู„ ุณุฎูŠู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ absurdnฤ›

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ absurdne

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่’่ฐฌๅœฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ absurdno

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fรกrรกnlega

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะฑััƒั€ะดั‚ั‹ ั‚าฏั€ะดะต

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ‘แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ“แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ“

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ absurd ลŸษ™kildษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ absurdamente

Etymology

The word 'absurdly' comes from the adjective 'absurd' which originated from the Latin word 'absurdus', meaning 'out of tune', 'unreasonable'. The adverb form 'absurdly' has been used in the English language to emphasize the extreme nature of something, often in a humorous or exaggerated manner.

See also: absurd, absurdity, absurdness.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #20,131, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.