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ridiculous

[ri-dik-yuh-luhs]

adjective

  1. causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable.

    a ridiculous plan.

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  2. Slang.absurdly or unbelievably good, bad, crazy, etc..

    The concert was ridiculous, their best performance ever!



ridiculous

/ ɪˈɪʊə /

adjective

  1. worthy of or exciting ridicule; absurd, preposterous, laughable, or contemptible

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ridiculously adverb
  • ridiculousness noun
  • ridiculosity noun
  • hyperridiculous adjective
  • hyperridiculously adverb
  • quasi-ridiculous adjective
  • quasi-ridiculously adverb
  • unridiculous adjective
  • unridiculously adverb
  • ˈ徱ܱdzܲ adverb
  • ˈ徱ܱdzܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ridiculous1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin ī徱ܱōܲ “laughable, droll,” equivalent to Latin ī徱ܱ(ܲ), adjective derivative of ī徱ܱܳ ridicule ( def. ) + -ōܲ -ous ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ridiculous1

C16: from Latin ī徱ܱōܲ , from īŧ to laugh
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Idioms and Phrases

see from the ridiculous to the sublime.
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Synonym Study

See absurd.
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Example Sentences

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"If I were Fifa, for the World Cup I would have game times where more people could come. It is something to think about - and the ticket prices were ridiculous."

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For 42 faintly ridiculous minutes in the early hours of Monday morning - Oban time - Robert MacIntyre looked like he might become a major champion.

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“This is so ridiculous. It says a lot about the administration and what it’s willing to do to distract and create a more stressful, volatile environment.”

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Morikawa, winner of The Open in 2021, featured in a video on a practice day asking: "Am I the only one hitting driver? I mean, this just seems ridiculous."

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A shopper in the garden section said the report of federal troops marching on L.A. is “kind of ridiculous, right?”

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