ludicrous
adjective
lu·di·crous
ˈlü-də-krəs 
1
: amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
2
: meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish
ludicrously
adverb
ludicrousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of ludicrous in a Sentence
Some of this censorship is trivial, some is ludicrous, and some is breathtaking in its power to dumb down what children learn in school.
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Diane Ravitch, The Language Police, 2003
The serious and the absurd have to be learnt together; but ludicrous theatrical buffoonery is fit only for foreigners.
—Iris Murdoch, The Fire & the Sun, 1977
The girl didn't comment on the steepness, or the brambles, or the fact that it seemed ludicrous to cart furniture through an apparently endless forest.
—Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, 1972
Her teachers complained that instead of doing her sums she covered her slate with animals, the blank pages of her atlas were used to copy maps on, and caricatures of the most ludicrous description came fluttering out of all her books at unlucky moments.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1868-69
the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume
a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school
Diane Ravitch, The Language Police, 2003
The serious and the absurd have to be learnt together; but ludicrous theatrical buffoonery is fit only for foreigners.
—Iris Murdoch, The Fire & the Sun, 1977
The girl didn't comment on the steepness, or the brambles, or the fact that it seemed ludicrous to cart furniture through an apparently endless forest.
—Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, 1972
Her teachers complained that instead of doing her sums she covered her slate with animals, the blank pages of her atlas were used to copy maps on, and caricatures of the most ludicrous description came fluttering out of all her books at unlucky moments.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1868-69
the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume
a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school
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Lawyers for Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Both are ludicrous and wholly premature suggestions.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
The back-and-forth eventually settles into a ludicrous series of volleys, shot from a dizzying array of perspectives.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Trossard and a ludicrous red-card loophole that should be closed
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Both are ludicrous and wholly premature suggestions.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
The back-and-forth eventually settles into a ludicrous series of volleys, shot from a dizzying array of perspectives.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Trossard and a ludicrous red-card loophole that should be closed
London has several major football clubs.
—New York Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Ludicrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ludicrous. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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ludicrous
adjective
lu·di·crous
ˈlüd-ə-krəs
: laughable because of being ridiculous
ludicrously
adverb
ludicrousness
noun
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