rather absurd
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Indicates something is absurd to a certain degree.
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- His explanation for being late was rather absurd.
- The idea of selling ice to Eskimos seems rather absurd, doesn't it?
- The conclusions drawn from such limited data are, frankly, rather absurd.
- She found his proposal to build a swimming pool in the desert rather absurd.
- It would be rather absurd to expect a beginner to compete with a professional.
- Dressed in a tuxedo at the beach, he looked rather absurd.
- If the new policy is implemented, the outcome could be rather absurd.
- To suggest cancelling the project now, after so much investment, is a rather absurd notion.
- The plot of the movie became rather absurd towards the end.
- The belief that you can succeed without any effort is rather absurd.