absurdly

adv — 2 senses

absurdly

adv

UK /əbˈsɜːd.li/ · US /æbˈsɝd.li/

Etymology From absurd + -ly.

1

In an absurd fashion.

  • He orated absurdly.
  • Absurdly, he concluded his oration with a song.
2

To an extreme degree.

  • The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.
  • 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:

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