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ridiculous

ri·di·cu·lous

UK/ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/ US/ɹiːˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/ common informal

adjective

1.

inspiring scornful pity

  • “how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years” Dashiell Hammett
2.

completely devoid of wisdom or good sense

  • “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
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3.

broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

  • “the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”
  • “ludicrous green hair”
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Origin

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

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