absurdly

comparative more absurdly · superlative most absurdly

1. In an absurd fashion.First known use First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.

   He orated absurdly.

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   Absurdly, he concluded his oration with a song.

2. To an extreme degree.First known use First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.

   The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.

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   By the year 1765, Richard `Dickie' Tattersall, the absurdly romantic self-styled soldier of fortune and indulged son of an obscenely well-off Yorkshire squire, was brimming with gratitude[.]

   1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 245