ridiculous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   So silly or unreasonable that it deserves to be laughed at.

   That hairstyle looks completely ridiculous.

2. 2
   adj

   So extreme or surprising that it is hard to believe (often as praise).

   The team built the bridge in a ridiculous three days.

Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.

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