ridiculous
//ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs//
Forms
- Comparative
- more ridiculous
- Superlative
- most ridiculous
Definitions
1.Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
- It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.
- You make ridiculous statements a lot, like saying that UFOs are real.
- Does that ridiculous person aspire to esteem? Refuse him that esteem in a piquant and surprising manner, and you will be creating comedy.
2.Astonishing, extreme, unbelievable.(informal)
- Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.
- In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2818
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.