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ludicrous
[ loo-di-kruhs ]
adjective
- causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable:
a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
Synonyms:
ludicrous
/ ˈːɪə /
adjective
- absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ徱dzܲԱ, noun
- ˈܻ徱dzܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- d·dzܲ· adverb
- d·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·d·dzܲ adjective
- un·d·dzܲ· adverb
- un·d·dzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ludicrous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ludicrous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
As Karsh, Cassel is ludicrous, speaking English in his heavy French accent in a movie set in the middle of Toronto.
So United roll on in their haphazard way, with five weeks of this ludicrous season left, not knowing how it will all end.
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.
So when US President Donald Trump suggested that Canada stole the American auto industry, Chad Lawton calls it "ludicrous".
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