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absurd

[uhb-surd, -zurd] / əbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrd /


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I’ve been privy to someone’s absurd envy over a rival’s bigger jet and heard people running huge enterprises speak of wanting to start another one at 70.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plus, the writers loved the phenomenon of hot sauce companies having such absurd names — think “Slap Ya Mama.”

From Los Angeles Times

As Mr. Stuart points out, there are some five million speakers of Mayan languages today, making theories of disappearance absurd.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a public letter, executives said the claim that Jefferies couldn’t pay back its debt was “false and absurd.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Raleigh may be displaying intensity, but the idea that a gentle fist bump of a current MLB teammate is treason is a special brand of absurd.

From The Wall Street Journal