ridiculous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

   That hairstyle looks ridiculous.

2. 2
   adj

   Astonishing, extreme, unbelievable.

   In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.

3. 3
   adj

   inspiring scornful pity

4. 4
   adj

   broadly or extravagantly humorous

5. 5
   adj

   incongruous

Etymology

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