NichiDict

荒唐無稽

こうとうむけい
[koutoumukei]

Meanings

1.Adj-naNoun

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

Examples

荒唐無稽な話だと一笑に付された。

It was dismissed with a laugh as an absurd story.

荒唐無稽に見えた理論が後に証明された。

A theory that seemed preposterous was later proven.

彼の主張は荒唐無稽で誰も信じなかった。

His claims were so absurd that no one believed them.