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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 Word Forms

  • d·dzܲ· adverb
  • d·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·d·dzܲ adjective
  • un·d·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·d·dzܲ·Ա noun
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Word 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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Word 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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He has produced a ludicrous tariff policy which every economist, hedge fund manager, CEO, small businessman and stock trader knows is virtually designed to cause inflation, if not stagflation and recession.

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As Karsh, Cassel is ludicrous, speaking English in his heavy French accent in a movie set in the middle of Toronto.

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So United roll on in their haphazard way, with five weeks of this ludicrous season left, not knowing how it will all end.

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United's comeback was as ludicrous as it was improbable, but when the Theatre of Dreams is concerned, strange things have been known to happen.

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So when US President Donald Trump suggested that Canada stole the American auto industry, Chad Lawton calls it "ludicrous".

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