Absurdus

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Latin-English

absurd|us, -a, -um. (abˈsur.dus) adj.

  1. Out of tune.
  2. Absurd, silly, stupid.

[ab + surdus.]

Loci

  • αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 14.21:
Quis enim hoc non vidit, regni heredem relictum? quid autem absurdius?
hōc mĕtŭ|ĕr(e), āl|tĕr(um) īn | mĕtū | nōn pō|nĕrĕ! 		For who failed to see that an heir to his reign was left behind? What could be more absurd than "to fear the one and not to fear the other"?
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