ludicrous

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

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

    He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.

  2. 2
    adj

    broadly or extravagantly humorous

  3. 3
    adj

    incongruous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · idiotic or unthinkable,... laughableridiculousrisible
2 adj · broadly or extravagantly... ridiculous
3 adj · incongruous ridiculous

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