ludicrous
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
Origin of ludicrous
1synonym study For ludicrous
Other words for ludicrous
Other words from ludicrous
- lu·di·crous·ly, adverb
- lu·di·crous·ness, noun
- un·lu·di·crous, adjective
- un·lu·di·crous·ly, adverb
- un·lu·di·crous·ness, noun
Words Nearby ludicrous
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How to use ludicrous in a sentence
The question sounded ludicrous as soon as it left our mouths.
We Looked for Some of the Hottest Places in California. We Found Climate Injustice in a Nutshell. | by Elizabeth Weil | August 24, 2021 | ProPublicaFink said it’s ludicrous to keep young gymnasts from participating in other activities, such as skiing — one that many coaches discourage or even forbid their athletes from doing lest they get injured on the slopes.
Another sequence, where the film claims that Kennedy’s greatness is evident in the number of roads and statues and airports named after him around the world, with stills of each one succeeding each other in a flurry, is perfectly ludicrous.
Oliver Stone’s Crackpot JFK Conspiracy Movie Is a Hilarious, Head-Spinning Mess | Caspar Salmon | July 12, 2021 | The Daily BeastWith each successive film, Fast & Furious becomes a little more ludicrous and a little more irresistible — and the world has embraced that idea.
The rise and rise and rise of the Fast & Furious franchise | Emily VanDerWerff | June 25, 2021 | VoxThese were absolutely ludicrous things that I told myself, mantras that I realized were ludicrous even while repeating them.
It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTProfessor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis | Nico Hines | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen things reached the ludicrous crescendo of the finale—when neither story made sense—my heart sank.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale | Tim Teeman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are those who accuse their games of not really being video games at all, which is ludicrous.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the Throat | Alec Kubas-Meyer | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe fact that an entire interview was being conducted solely about his looks was ludicrous, yet this is the sort of thing that E!
The Outrage Over Beyonce’s Bettie Page Bangs: Why the Media Must Stop Objectifying Women | Phoebe Robinson | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the girl, scarce believing her good fortune, departed with a speed that bordered on the ludicrous.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniEven the simplest services are performed with an almost ludicrous waste of energy.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockI met with a ludicrous instance of the dissipation of even latter days, a few months after my marriage.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousIn fact, to hear Skipper Worse utter the word Romarino was one of the most ludicrous things imaginable.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandMollock's discharge by the magistrate put the Chief in a very ludicrous position.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
British Dictionary definitions for ludicrous
/ (ˈluːdɪkrəs) /
absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter
Origin of ludicrous
1Derived forms of ludicrous
- ludicrously, adverb
- ludicrousness, noun
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