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

With the exception of the two men who provide the film with its ridiculously unexciting love triangle, everyone in Alex’s orbit is one-dimensional and uninteresting. —Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025

The Alterna Caviar Replenishing Moisture Mask leaves hair ridiculously silky and manageable, while Cécred’s Reconstructing Mask is great for keeping fragile strands feeling strong. —Sophia Panych, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025

There’s a bold prediction up there, so here’s a ridiculously safe one to cleanse the palate: Fitzgerald won’t hit .280 again. —Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Some of these are ridiculously time-consuming, measuring and mixing big batches of frankly suspect cleaning products. —Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously