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Ludicrous

//ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs// adj

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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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

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