absurdly
/əbˈsɜːdli/adverb
उच्चारण अब्सर्ड्ली
बेतुके ढंग से, हास्यास्पद रूप से, बेहद
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to a degree that is extreme and unreasonable
बेतुके ढंग से, हास्यास्पद रूप से, बेहद
- The tickets were absurdly expensive.
- The exam was absurdly easy this year.
- The hotel charged an absurdly high price for a simple room.
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- The queue was absurdly long for such a small shop.
- It is absurdly easy to lose track of time on the phone.
- He was absurdly proud of his tiny garden.
Synonyms ridiculously ludicrously preposterously outrageously
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in a way that is completely stupid or silly
बेतुकेपन से, मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से
- He behaved absurdly at the meeting.
- The shop charged an absurdly high price for a cup of tea.
- The comedian acted absurdly to make the children laugh.
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- She dressed absurdly for the formal dinner.
- The characters in the farce behave absurdly from beginning to end.
Synonyms foolishly ridiculously
Opposite sensibly reasonably
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
absurdly + adjective
Absurdly goes before an adjective to say that it is extreme and unreasonable.
'Absurdly' adjective से पहले आकर बताता है कि वह बात अतिशय और अनुचित है।
- The price of the ticket was absurdly high.
- The exam question was absurdly easy.
absurdly + adverb
It can also strengthen another adverb, in a light, critical tone.
यह दूसरे adverb को भी बल दे सकता है, हल्के आलोचनात्मक स्वर में।
- He answered absurdly quickly without reading the question.
verb + absurdly (manner)
After a verb, absurdly means in a silly or senseless way.
Verb के बाद 'absurdly' का अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण या अर्थहीन ढंग से है।
- The actor behaved absurdly during the interview.
absurdly + comparative / participle
It can stand before a participle or a comparative to criticise an excess.
यह participle या comparative से पहले आकर अति की आलोचना कर सकता है।
- The rules were absurdly strict.
- The room was absurdly smaller than the advertisement claimed.
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absurdly + adjective
highcheapsimpleoptimisticexpensive
- The rent of the tiny room was absurdly expensive.
absurdly + past participle
overpricedexaggeratedinflatedoverdonedelayed
- The absurdly exaggerated advertisement fooled nobody.
verb + absurdly
behaveacttalkdresslaugh
- He laughed absurdly at the serious news.
absurdly + comparative
absurdly largeabsurdly smallabsurdly earlyabsurdly late
- We reached the station absurdly early for a late train.
absurdly + adverb
absurdly quicklyabsurdly slowlyabsurdly wellabsurdly badly
- The bus driver drove absurdly slowly on the empty road.
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- The first question of the paper was absurdly simple.
प्रश्नपत्र का पहला प्रश्न हास्यास्पद रूप से आसान था।
- Radhika found the hotel's rates absurdly high for a small town.
राधिका को छोटे शहर के लिए होटल की दरें अतार्किक रूप से ऊँची लगीं।
- He was absurdly proud of his tiny garden.
उसे अपने छोटे-से बगीचे पर बेतुके ढंग से गर्व था।
- The film's plot was absurdly complicated.
फ़िल्म की कहानी बेवजह उलझी हुई थी।
- The shop sold ordinary pens at absurdly low prices.
दुकान साधारण कलमें बेतुके रूप से कम दामों पर बेच रही थी।
- The politician made an absurdly optimistic promise about jobs.
नेता ने रोज़गार के बारे में बेतुके ढंग से आशावादी वादा किया।
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✗ The price was absurd high.
✓ The price was absurdly high.
An adverb, not an adjective, modifies another adjective.
दूसरे adjective को adverb बदलता है, adjective नहीं।
✗ He behaved very absurd at the party.
✓ He behaved very absurdly at the party.
After a verb of behaviour, use the adverb absurdly.
आचरण वाली क्रिया के बाद adverb 'absurdly' आता है।