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Word Nerd: "preposterous"
Context and Language Videos
Act 3,
Scene 1
Line 9

An explanation of the origin of the word "preposterous" in Act 3, Scene 1 of myShakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.

myShakespeare | Taming of the Shrew 3.1 Word Nerd: “preposterous”

Lucentio

Preposterous ass, that never read so far