ridiculous
- causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- Slang. absurdly or unbelievably good, bad, crazy, etc.: The concert was ridiculous, their best performance ever!
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insanely, extremely, comically, preposterously, ludicrously, humorously, inanelyExamples from the Web for ridiculously
Contemporary Examples of ridiculously
The man who explored universes in his works was ridiculously small-minded.
Of course, that “something” might, Petrossov admits, be the “ridiculously priced” G550 business jet—but hey, it is Christmas.
William H. Macy should be recognized for his ridiculous (and ridiculously good) performance on Shameless.
I would probably get ridiculously sick because I would be so excited that maybe I would eat everything.
Based on his Late Night track record, the answer would seem to be a ridiculously obvious yes.
Historical Examples of ridiculously
He was ridiculously relieved to see that the man who stood by their side was grey-headed.
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
In their Opinion, they are finest when dressed most ridiculously or terribly.
The Present State of VirginiaHugh Jones
She had laughed when she put them on, they were so ridiculously large for her tiny feet.
Audrey CravenMay Sinclair
I myself said to you that you were ridiculously exaggerating what you called your obligation to me.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
Benevolence radiated from him ridiculously, mildly, impressively.
The Shadow-LineJoseph Conrad
ridiculous
- worthy of or exciting ridicule; absurd, preposterous, laughable, or contemptible
Word Origin for ridiculous
Word Origin and History for ridiculously
ridiculous
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.
Idioms and Phrases with ridiculously
ridiculous
see from the ridiculous to the sublime.