slightly absurd
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Indicates something is absurd to a small degree.
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- The idea of wearing a tuxedo to a picnic seemed slightly absurd.
- I find his constant optimism in the face of disaster to be slightly absurd.
- The cat's insistence on sleeping only in a cardboard box, despite having a plush bed, was slightly absurd.
- The proposal, while well-intentioned, contained a few points that were slightly absurd from a financial standpoint.
- Don't you think it's slightly absurd to spend so much money on a designer handbag?
- He admitted that his childhood fear of clowns was slightly absurd.
- The ending of the movie felt slightly absurd and didn't fit the rest of the story.
- While the premise sounded slightly absurd at first, the play turned out to be quite profound.
- Her hat, decorated with plastic fruit, looked slightly absurd at the formal event.
- It would be slightly absurd to expect a perfect result on the very first try.