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Ludicrous

ludicrous
- 1619, from L. ludicrus, from ludicrum "source of amusement, joke," from ludere "to play." Sense of "ridiculous" is from 1782.
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1.
  ~ adj completely unreasonable, stupid, or unsuitable; ridiculous  (She turned up wearing a ludicrous flowery hat.) - ludicrously adv  (The test was ludicrously easy.) - ludicrousness n ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  If you describe something as ludicrous, you are emphasizing that you think it is foolish, unreasonable, or unsuitable. It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret... It’s a completely ludicrous idea. = ridiculous ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf c darkgreen]emphasis • ludicrously By Western standards the prices are ludicrously low. ADV ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   adjective  Etymology: Latin ludicrus, from ludus play, sport; perhaps akin to Greek loidoros abusive  Date: 1712  1. amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity  2. meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish  Synonyms: see laughable  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
  adj. absurd or ridiculous; laughable. Derivatives ludicrously adv. ludicrousness n. Etymology: L ludicrus prob. f. ludicrum stage play ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  1. смехотворный, нелепый, абсурдный ludicrous assertion —- смехотворное (абсурдное) утверждение ludicrous incident —- нелепый случай ...
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  adj. смешной, нелепый, смехотворный Syn: see absurd ...
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