Ridiculous

//ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

    "That hairstyle looks ridiculous."

  2. 2
    Astonishing, extreme, unbelievable. informal

    "In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond."

Adjective
  1. 1
    inspiring scornful pity wordnet
  2. 2
    broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce wordnet
  3. 3
    so unreasonable as to invite derision wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
absurdfunnyhumorousludicrouspreposteroussilly

Example

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"His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.

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