ludicrous

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.

Simplified etymology

Ludicrous is based on Latin ludicrus, probably from ludicrum, meaning “stage play.” Its early English sense was “sportive” or “intended as a jest.”

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

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