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ridiculous

[ ri-dik-yuh-luhs ]
/ rɪˈdɪk yə ləs /
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adjective

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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RELATED WORDS

insanely, extremely, comically, preposterously, ludicrously, humorously, inanely

Nearby words

  1. ridgway, matthew bunker,
  2. ridgy,
  3. ridgy-didge,
  4. ridic,
  5. ridicule,
  6. ridiculously,
  7. riding,
  8. riding boot,
  9. riding breeches,
  10. riding crop

Origin of ridiculous

1540–50; < Late Latin rīdiculōsus laughable, droll, and Latin rīdiculus (adj. derivative of rīdiculum ridicule); see -ous
ANTONYMS FOR ridiculous
1. sensible.
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Synonym study

1. See absurd.
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British Dictionary definitions for ridiculously

ridiculous

/ (rɪˈdɪkjʊləs) /

adjective

worthy of or exciting ridicule; absurd, preposterous, laughable, or contemptible
Derived Formsridiculously, adverbridiculousness, noun

Word Origin for ridiculous

C16: from Latin rīdiculōsus, from rīdēre to laugh
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Word Origin and History for ridiculously

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.

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Idioms and Phrases with ridiculously

ridiculous

see from the ridiculous to the sublime.

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