US /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ UK /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/
adj Freq #16483

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    So foolish, unreasonable, or absurd that it is almost laughable.

    The idea of finishing the whole project in one day is simply ludicrous.

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Synonyms
1 adj · so foolish, unreasonable,... laughableridiculousabsurd
Word family
Forms ludicrousness

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

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