perabsurdus
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
Latin > English
perabsurdus perabsurda, perabsurdum ADJ :: highly ridiculous
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĕr-absurdus: a, um, adj.,
I very absurd (class.): haec quia videntur perabsurda, etc., Cic. Part. 15, 54; id. Fin. 3, 8, 27; 3, 9, 31; 5, 11, 30.—Separated: per enim absurdum est, Dig. 22, 3, 25; v. per, II. D.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pĕrabsurdus, a, um, très absurde : Cic. Fin. 3, 27 ; Part. 54 || [avec tmèse] per enim absurdum est Dig. 22, 3, 25.
Latin > German (Georges)
per-absurdus, a, um, durchweg (sehr) ungereimt, -abgeschmackt, illud perabsurdum, quod dicitis etc., Cic.: haec quia videntur perabsurda, Cic.: etiam illud, si quis dicere velit, perabsurdum sit, ita diligi a sese quemquam, ut etc., Cic.
