Ludicrous

//ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

    "He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office."

Adjective
  1. 1
    broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce wordnet
  2. 2
    so unreasonable as to invite derision wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
humorouslaughablepreposterousridiculousabsurdabsurd

Example

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"It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

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