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   absurd

   /əbˈsəːd/

   adjective

   • 1. wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate: "the allegations are patently absurd"
   • ▪ arousing amusement or derision; ridiculous: "it may look absurd, but having a treadmill desk could improve your attention span"

   noun

   • 1. an absurd state of affairs: "the incidents that followed bordered on the absurd"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin absurdus ‘out of tune’, hence ‘irrational’; related to surdus ‘deaf, dull’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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