Reverse Dictionary: ABSURD

ABSURD,  ABSURDITY,  ABSURDLY

also see RIDICULOUS

ADJECTIVES
1440 DEAF absurd, dull, stupid​ → obs.
1492 FRIVOL absurd, frivolous, paltry, flimsy → chiefly Sc., obs.
1526 FURIOUS absurd, foolish → obs.
1622 ABSONOUS absurd, incongruous, unreasonable → obs.
1639 IMPERTINENT absurd, silly → obs.
1652 ADOXAL absurd, not according to right reason; not based on reason → obs.
1790 DAFT-LIKE absurd, foolish, dull-witted, mad → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1866 LAPUTAN absurd, visionary, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible 
1887 OUT OF ALL REASON quite absurd or incredible → Sc.
1896 COCK-EYED absurd, ridiculous; topsy-turvy → UK sl.
1898 FOND AS A BESOM apt to commit absurd mistakes → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..20C — ARSE-WISE absurd, preposterous, ludicrous, wrong → colloq.
1930 BALLSY absurd, ridiculous → sl.
1940 MAD absurd → sl.
1960 MADMEN absurd, crazy → sl.
1960 JUNKY absurd, nonsensical → US sl.
1961 RADGE absurd, foolish, silly; said of an idea or situation → sl.
1988 OKEY-DOKE absurd; ridiculous → Amer. sl.
1990 RADGY absurd, foolish, silly; said of an idea or situation → sl.
1993 OKEY-DOKEY absurd; ridiculous → Amer. sl.
1996 OBSOCKY of events: absurd, ridiculous → W. Indies sl.
2003 BIZZURD absurd, bizarre → UK sl.


ADVERBS
1905 OAFLY absurdly, foolishly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1937DOTTILY absurdly, in an eccentric manner; crazily 


NOUNS
1377 A TALE OF WALTROT a piece of absurdity; an idle tale → obs.
1384 BABERY grotesque absurdity; grotesque ornamentation in architecture and books → obs.
1450DELIRAMENT absurdity, delusion; an absurd, deluded, or irrational thought, remark, or action
1533 TRIM-TRAM an absurd or silly device or practice; an absurdity; a piece of folly or nonsense → obs.
1569 PARADOX an absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition, which investigation, analysis, or explanation may prove to be well-founded or true
1603 IMPERTINENCES an absurdity, trifle, piece of folly something unsuitable, out of place, or irrational 
1606 ABSURDUM an absurd or illogical conclusion; also, an absurd state or condition 
1606 ADOX ADOXE an absurdity → obs.
1610 ABSURD an absurdity; an unreasonable thing, act, or statement → obs.
1669 PUNCHINELLO an absurd or grotesque thing 
1674 TRAVESTY something perceived or characterized as an absurd, distorted, or inferior version of what it should be
1706 MAGGOTRY absurdity, folly → obs.
1790 QUOZ an absurd or queer thing 
1831 MEGRIM an absurd notion or fancy; a whim, fancy, caprice; generally in plural → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1906 — JUNK absurd or worthless ideas, talk, writing, etc.; nonsense → orig. & chiefly US
1916 FURPHY an absurd story; a false report or rumour → Aust. sl.


NOUNS, PERSON
1400 BABELAVANTE an absurd or foolish person obs.
1597 FANTASTICO an absurd and irrational person obs.
1669PUNCHINELLO an absurd or grotesque person 
1790QUOZ an absurd or queer person 
1894 ABSURDIST a person who behaves in an absurd or illogical manner 


PHRASES
1822WHEN THE SKY FALLS WE SHALL CATCH LARKS a way of stating to a person that his scheme is absurd or ridiculous 
1950 THE MIND BOGGLES a comment on any marked absurdity sl.


VERBS
1548 MAKE AN ASS OF SOMEONE to cause someone to appear absurd or foolish 
1605 ASS to cause a person to appear absurd or foolish → obs.
..18C — BELIEVE THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE to believe firmly something absurd, astounding, or impossible → colloq.
..19C — PUT A ROPE TO THE EYE OF A NEEDLE to attempt the absurd or impossible 
1809 STULTIFY to reduce to absurdity or foolishness; to cause to be or appear foolish or ridiculous 
1865 MAKE WIMWAMS FOR WATER-WHEELS to do an absurd or ridiculous thing → Eng. dial.
1883 ROAST SNOW IN A FURNACE to attempt the absurd or unnecessary; to act foolishly and to no purpose → sl.
1884 TEACH A PIG TO PLAY ON THE FLUTE to attempt the absurd or impossible 
1990 TAKE THE PISS OUT OF to act absurdly, to play the fool → sl.