English → Latin
“preposterous” in Latin
ineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillyabsurdusdiscordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent, illogical; silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthless
The English word preposterous itself goes back to Latin posterus, through praeposterus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
preposterous
rationi repugnans (contrary lo reason): ineptus, absurdus; (The words are found in this connection and order.) ineptus et absurdus (of persons or things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for preposterous?
- The usual Latin words for “preposterous” are ineptus, absurdus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.