absurdly

Etymology

absurd + -ly

adv

  1. In an absurd fashion.
    He orated absurdly.
    Absurdly, he concluded his oration with a song.
  2. To an extreme degree.
    By the year 1765, Richard `Dickie' Tattersall, the absurdly romantic self-styled soldier of fortune and indulged son of an obscenely well-off Yorkshire squire, was brimming with gratitude[.] 1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 245
    The critics were absurdly extravagant with their praise.

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