ludicrous

ludicrous
[[t]lu͟ːdɪkrəs[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf (emphasis)
If you describe something as ludicrous, you are emphasizing that you think it is foolish, unreasonable, or unsuitable.

It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret...

It's a completely ludicrous idea.

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ludicrously ADV-GRADED

By Western standards the prices are ludicrously low.


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  • ludicrous — I adjective absurd, amusing, asinine, at variance with the facts, barely possible, beyond belief, bizarre, comical, contrary to common sense, contrary to reason, crazy, derisible, doubtable, dubitable, eccentric, fallacious, fantastic,… …   Law dictionary

  • ludicrous — (adj.) 1610s, pertaining to play or sport, from L. ludicrus, from ludicrum a sport, game, toy, source of amusement, joke, from ludere to play, which, with L. ludus a game, play, perhaps is from Etruscan, or perhaps from PIE root *leid to play.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ludicrous — iaughable, risible, ridiculous, comic, comical, farcical, droll, funny Analogous words: absurd, preposterous, *foolish, silly: grotesque, bizarre, antic, *fantastic: amusing, diverting, entertaining (see AMUSE) Contrasted words: lugubrious,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ludicrous — [adj] absurd, ridiculous antic, bizarre, burlesque, comic, comical, crazy, droll, fantastic, farcical, foolish, funny, gelastic, grotesque, incongruous, laughable, nonsensical, odd, outlandish, preposterous, risible, silly, zany; concept 548 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • ludicrous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ absurd; ridiculous. DERIVATIVES ludicrously adverb ludicrousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ludicrus, probably from ludicrum stage play …   English terms dictionary

  • ludicrous — [lo͞o′di krəs] adj. [L ludicrus < ludus, a play, game < IE base * leid , to play, tease > Gr loidorein, to rail at, rebuke] so absurd, ridiculous, or exaggerated as to cause or merit laughter SYN. ABSURD ludicrously adv. ludicrousness n …   English World dictionary

  • ludicrous — adj. 1) ludicrous to + inf. (it s ludicrous to dress like that) 2) ludicrous that + clause (it s ludicrous that we have to show our pass each time) * * * [ luːdɪkrəs] ludicrous that + clause (it s ludicrous that we have to show our pass each… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • ludicrous — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely …   Collocations dictionary

  • ludicrous — lu|di|crous [ˈlu:dıkrəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: ludicrus playful , from ludus play ] completely unreasonable, stupid, or wrong = ↑ridiculous ▪ It is ludicrous to suggest that I was driving under the influence of alcohol. ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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