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ridiculous
[ ri-dik-yuh-luhs ]
ridiculous
/ rɪˈdɪkjʊləs /
adjective
- worthy of or exciting ridicule; absurd, preposterous, laughable, or contemptible
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Derived Forms
- riˈdiculously, adverb
- riˈdiculousness, noun
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Other Words From
- ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb
- ri·dic·u·lous·ness ri·dic·u·los·i·ty [ri-dik-y, uh, -, los, -i-tee], noun
- hy·per·ri·dic·u·lous adjective
- hy·per·ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb
- qua·si-ri·dic·u·lous adjective
- qua·si-ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb
- un·ri·dic·u·lous adjective
- un·ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ridiculous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ridiculous1
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Idioms and Phrases
see from the ridiculous to the sublime .Discover More
Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
As it turns out, though, cartoon curmudgeons get the best, most ridiculous lines.
Pitchfork called him a “a rap-obsessed misfit from a summer camp who freestyles poorly” who is “ridiculous without knowing it.”
It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.
Marriage is a bond and a commitment—marrying yourself is ridiculous because you are already married to yourself.
Are the standards for female beauty in Hollywood ridiculous?
This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight.
I do not know how things are in America but in England there has been a ridiculous attempt to suppress Bolshevik propaganda.
This was such a ridiculous idea that Davy threw back his head, and laughed long and loud.
In case any reader should hastily exclaim, “What a ridiculous question; there can be only one southward!”
Her directness had made all possible 'buts' seem ridiculous and futile, and had made the expression of curiosity seem offensive.
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