preposterously

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Their care was funded by great commercial wealth—among the most compelling characters here is the man whose bequest first financed the Innocenti: Francesco Datini, a preposterously wealthy, libidinous and melancholy-prone merchant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Learning English from reruns of “Law & Order,” the being now called Harry will preposterously succeed in his masquerade, and in doing so, join a community that will ultimately improve him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Prof Yann LeCun said some experts' fears of AI posing a threat to humanity were "preposterously ridiculous".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

It is about his preposterously unlikely trip to Vietnam in 1967 to bring his soldier friends a beer and a hug of support from their home neighborhood of Inwood in Upper Manhattan.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Instantly a preposterously deep, authoritative voice said, “Who is it?”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson