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Latin
Etymology
ab- + surdus
Pronunciation
Adjective
absurdus (feminine absurda, neuter absurdum, comparative absurdior, superlative absurdissimus, adverb absurdē); first/second-declension adjective
- discordant, harsh
- incongruous, inconsistent, illogical
- silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthless
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “absurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “absurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- absurdus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)