Absurd in a sentence

He was running wildly towards them, his absurd net dangling behind him.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Your suggestion, sir, is a most absurd one.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

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Dictionary

Merriam-Webster
— ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
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Macmillan
— completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe
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Usage

2 uses of ‘absurd’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle