laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterously
(adverb) so as to arouse or deserve laughter; “her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preposterously (comparative more preposterously, superlative most preposterously)
In a preposterous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*pos"ter*ous a.Etym: [L. praeposterus; prae before + posterus coming after, latter. See Posterior.]
1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [Obs.] The method I take may be censured as preposterous, because I thus treat last of the antediluvian earth, which was first in the order of nature. Woodward.
2. Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end; utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd; perverted. "Most preposterous conclusions." Shak. Preposterous ass, that never read so far! Shak.
Syn.
– Absurd; perverted; wrong; irrational; foolish; monstrous. See Absurd.
– Pre*pos"ter*ous*ly, adv. -Pre*pos"ter*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 January 2025
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
