See Also: preposterous(dictionary)
preposterous(dictionary)
preposterous(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
scarf(3)(dictionary)
scarf(6)(dictionary)
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scarf(1)(dictionary)
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scarf bandage (medicine) and preposterous (iou)


scarf bandage (medicine)


scarf bandage -->
triangular bandage


A piece of cloth cut in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used as a sling.

Synonym: scarf bandage.


preposterous (iou)



preposterous adjective. M16.
[from Latin praeposterus reversed, from prae PRE- + posterus coming after: see -OUS.]
Having last what should be first; inverted. Now rare. M16.
Contrary to Nature, reason, or common sense; monstrous, perverse; utterly absurd, outrageous. M16.
W. Buchan Nothing can be more preposterous than a mother who thinks it below her to take care of her..child. R. K. Narayan He expressed his gay mood by tying a preposterous turban round his head. F. Tomlin Accusations that he was a 'fascist'..are little short of preposterous.
preposterously adverb M16.
preposterousness noun E17.