ridiculously

adverb

ri·​dic·​u·​lous·​ly rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs-lē 

: in a ridiculous manner

We walked like that, ridiculously, for several blocks.

—Charis W. Co

: to an extreme and ridiculous extent

a ridiculously easy question

a ridiculously small apartment

a ridiculously expensive car

I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction. "When I hear you give your reasons," I remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself … "

—Arthur Conan Doyle

Examples of ridiculously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But here’s the thing: Working in healthcare can also be ridiculously fun. —Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

Hence the point of this article is that many of the most important items from gaming antiquity can still be obtained for ridiculously low prices considering their massive societal importance. —New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025

The responses reliably entail a mix of sincere sleuthing to find the answer and ridiculously creative and crude joke guesses. —Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025

Just a pea-sized amount sinks in instantly, leaving your skin ridiculously soft and perfectly primed for makeup. —Siena Gagliano, Allure, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously