[
US
/ˈɫudəkɹəsɫi/
]
[ UK /lˈuːdɪkɹəsli/ ]
[ UK /lˈuːdɪkɹəsli/ ]
ADVERB
-
so as to arouse or deserve laughter
her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well
How To Use ludicrously In A Sentence
- The multiples for emerging market stocks were ludicrously cheap in relation to their North American or European counterparts.
- He was ludicrously cautioned in stoppage time for time-wasting.
- From the amazing All-Clad pots and pans to the ludicrously expensive cast-iron Le Creuset ovenware, his kitchen accouterments are all top drawer. Weapons of massdistraction › Easy As Pie
- Updates, 1/24: James Wolcott: Every year or so critics, audiences, and Academy voters decide to adopt a puppy, and this year the adorable scamp is Little Miss Sunshine, ludicrously nominated for Best Picture. GreenCine Daily: Oscars. Nominations.
- Allegations Senator Allen calls ludicrously false. CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2006
- She smiled as she recalled the ludicrously penitent expression with which Emma had delivered the letter. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
- Identity cards would also bring to an end the ludicrously haphazard methods that individual organisations now employ to mount their own security checks.
- They are ludicrously pricey but no other predinner snack looks as good. Times, Sunday Times
- Things should bode well after this ludicrously extreme, but cool, opening sequence.
- For a moment he gazed in blankest amazement, the fury wiped ludicrously from his face. Gatlinburg