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US
/ˈɫudəkɹəs/
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[ UK /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ ]
[ UK /lˈuːdɪkɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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so unreasonable as to invite derision
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
that's a cockeyed idea
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
a contribution so small as to be laughable -
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
ludicrous green hair
the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
How To Use ludicrous In A Sentence
- Revenge is a by-the-book sequel, crowbarring in all of the memorable features of the first movie, spicing them up with even more ludicrous ultra violence and adding a few new twists to the tale.
- The receipts from his shows have long since moved from the realms of the fantastic into those of the ludicrous.
- It's ludicrous to suggest otherwise. Times, Sunday Times
- He has been allowed such a long leash and with a ludicrously large pay packet, he must feel invincible. The Sun
- I have seen human bathers acting just like the birds, though from a different cause, bobbing down towards the water, but afraid to dip their heads, and the idea of comicality arose, as it does in most of the ludicrous actions of animals, from their resemblance to those of mankind. The Naturalist in Nicaragua
- To only study one period in history and say that should be studied is ludicrous. Virginia governor declares April as Confederate History Month
- However, at one ludicrous point she starts babbling about how her face has changed!
- A suitable ‘expectation’ of Aristophanes is raised by the ludicrous circumstance of his having the hiccough, which is appropriately cured by his substitute, the physician The Symposium
- Wages are pinned to the floor, housing costs are ludicrous and student debts linger for decades. Times, Sunday Times
- Less talked about is the way fame can make virtually all aspects of your life faintly ludicrous. Times, Sunday Times