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ludicrous

[loo-di-kruhs]

adjective

  1. causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable.

    a ludicrous lack of efficiency.

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ludicrous

/ ˈːɪə /

adjective

  1. absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ludicrously adverb
  • ludicrousness noun
  • unludicrous adjective
  • unludicrously adverb
  • unludicrousness noun
  • ˈܻ徱dzܲԱ noun
  • ˈܻ徱dzܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ludicrous1

1610–20; from Latin ū徱ܲ “sportive,” equivalent to ū徱(ܳ) “a show, public games” ( ū徱-, stem of ū “to play” + -crum noun suffix of instrument or result) + -us -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ludicrous1

C17: from Latin ū徱ܲ done in sport, from ūܲ game; related to ū to play
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Synonym Study

See funny 1.
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Saturday’s concert had begun with a ludicrous but illuminating announcement to “sit back and relax as Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts your San Francisco Symphony.”

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Noem’s noxious mix of willful ignorance and inflammatory rhetoric is almost too ludicrous to mock.

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The Kremlin has rejected claims of potential Russian involvement in alleged arson attacks at properties connected to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, calling them "ludicrous".

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"The stuff they are posting is absolutely ludicrous, in fact it's bordering on hate crime," Danny, who won't give his surname, tells me.

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He has produced a ludicrous tariff policy which every economist, hedge fund manager, CEO, small businessman and stock trader knows is virtually designed to cause inflation, if not stagflation and recession.

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