'Preposterous' is an adjective. It 'describes' a noun.
For example:
"That idea is preposterous!"
The 'idea' is the noun, and 'preposterous' is describing it.
Preposterous is an adjective and may refer to something that is not within reason or that is absurd. Something that is preposterous is contrary to nature, reason or sense.
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
The part of speech for "unfamiliar" is an adjective.
The part of speech of "came" is a verb.
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Preposterous means absurd, incongruous, out of the question, highly unlikely, amazing, incredible, dubious, or simply ridiculous.
The forms for the adjective are:preposterousmore preposterousmost preposterous
The idea was so preposterous it was unlikely to have been invented.
Preposterous is an adjective and may refer to something that is not within reason or that is absurd. Something that is preposterous is contrary to nature, reason or sense.
part of speech
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
It is preposterous to pay a thousand dollars for a five dollar meal.
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
adverb
what part of speech is beneath
It was preposterous of them to think that I would pay their bill without questioning the added charges.