Absurdly

//əbˈsɜːd.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an absurd fashion.

    "He orated absurdly."

  2. 2
    To an extreme degree.

    "The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree wordnet

Synonyms

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broadlyhumorouslyirrationallymadlystupidly

Example

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"People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately."

Etymology

From absurd + -ly.

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