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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
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܻ徱dzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈܻ徱dzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • d·dzܲ· adverb
  • d·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·d·dzܲ adjective
  • un·d·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·d·dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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Example Sentences

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It’s especially ludicrous to focus on voters’ purported despair rather than your own great exploits and plans while your own party is in power, which was the case in 2016 and 2024.

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Michael Gove has told the Covid inquiry it was "ludicrous" to suggest he tried to force through a deal for a new ventilator made by the electronics giant Dyson without proper safety checks.

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The politics of an empire in decline are invariably a mixture of the cruel and the ludicrous.

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Here's their logic, and I don't think it's ludicrous: We believe this is true, that he is a threat to democracy.

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“His legal career is modest at best. His ideas are ludicrous.”

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