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
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How to use ludicrous in a sentence
It is often easy to laugh off the ludicrous stories promoted by QAnon, from Pizzagate to performance artist Marina Abramović being a child-eating Satanist.
What the QAnon of the 6th Century Teaches Us About Conspiracies | Roland Betancourt | February 3, 2021 | TimeWhile the Plaid—which draws its name from the 1988 Mel Brooks comedy, Spaceballs—promises ludicrous acceleration, the Long Range model will squeeze more mileage out of each charge.
The Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ will go from 0-60 with record-breaking acceleration | Rob Verger | January 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt seemed like a ludicrous proposition for our 21st-century lives—“My kids don’t do anything for four hours,” Yurich said.
A Simple Plan to Get Your Family Outside More Often | Krista Langlois | January 19, 2021 | Outside OnlineAfter seven years of perplexed doctors and ludicrous copays and tests, my wife and I had gone to an informational meeting for California’s Foster-to-Adopt program.
The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip | By Jonathon Klein/Field & Stream | December 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOver the summer, a number of obviously ludicrous assertions were being made about antifa plotting horrible acts against rural towns, suburban areas or cities.
Five falsehoods spurring Republican concern about the election | Philip Bump | October 15, 2020 | Washington Post
Persecuted is a ludicrously mushy political thriller, but the fact that it can find an audience is downright terrifying.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream | Candida Moss | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most important thing to point out about this ludicrously fabulous video is how Britney looks, which is just about flawless.
Britney Spears’s ‘Work Bitch’ Music Video Is Flawless, Classic Britney | Kevin Fallon | October 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe then walked downtown, and the chances of him ever becoming the mayor seemed ludicrously remote.
New York City’s Sandy Disaster: A Meteorological 9/11? | Michael Daly | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that ludicrously expensive weddings are the key to lifelong happiness, no matter what happens behind the scenes.
Why Kim Kardashian's Divorce Is Good for America—and Women | Jennifer L. Pozner | November 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThat the narratives themselves are so ludicrously one-gendered?
She thought of this, she faced it; the soul of her condemned it as a fate almost ludicrously unsuited to her.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensUsed ludicrously to mean a feat of horsemanship in l. 50 of the Manciple's Prologue.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerBut his look of indignant surprise was so ludicrously human that none of us could help laughing.
And he swelled his lean body and strutted, ludicrously martial.
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthyThis calm announcement of a fact also struck Miss Lawrence ludicrously, but she managed to preserve a grave countenance.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells
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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