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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absurd response" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a reply or answer that is unreasonable, illogical, or ridiculous in nature.
Example: "His explanation for missing the deadline was an absurd response that left everyone in disbelief."
Alternatives: "ridiculous reply" or "ludicrous answer".
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It's an absurd response, but for moderately interesting reasons.
And there her absurd response stood, until CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta circled back to the topic.
The boast in the title track is a defiant (and typically absurd) response to his diminished commercial success: "I'm a walkin' bank roll/You can rubber-band me," he keeps shouting, and his glee is infectious.
Peter Slade Guildford, Surrey Stuart Fraserr's claim that the City of London Corporation recognises the democratic rights of the 300,000 people who work in the City by giving the vote to their employers is completely absurd (Response, 4 November).
(And what does that yes mean? Sex once in a bar? An infatuation from a distance?) Regnerus says that he chose this question because he doesn't want to get into sorting out who's really gay — and that can be a complicated issue, to which he, unfortunately, has an absurd response.
But having traveled around the world with it now, what has been the most absurd response to "Symphony No. 42"?
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Absurd laws prompt absurd responses.
Part insolent and part sceptical, they remain incredibly vague and absurd in response to all questions: "Why would you like to know how old we are?" (T, on age).
Except, apparently not, nope, no! Monday, Stacey J. Patton and David J. Leonard wrote a piece for The Washington Post during which they spend about 800 words rolling around in the most absurd possible response to criticism of Schumer.
But when international leaders review the game reel of the incident, what should be most distressing – especially to the United States, who has spent more than 4,000 lives and billions of dollars in Afghanistan over the last dozen years – was the nearly absurd tactical response by Afghan National Police, who didn't just fail to stem the violence, but have even been accused of helping create it.
Her response: "absurd".
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