ridiculous

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    inspiring scornful pity
    completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
    broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

Word Origin

ridiculous (adj.)
1540s, ridyculouse, from Latin ridiculosus "laughable," from ridiculus "that which excites laughter," from ridere "to laugh." Shakespeare and other 17c. writers sometimes spelled it rediculous. Slang extensions to "outrageous" (1839); "excellent" (1959, jazz slang). Related: Ridiculously; ridiculousness.

Synonym

Example

1. If all this sounds completely ridiculous , it is .
2. But the metaphor is stretched to ridiculous extremes .
3. This was probably to make them look ridiculous or more effeminate .
4. What 's happening here is absolutely ridiculous .
5. It 's not as ridiculous as it sounds .

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