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ludicrous

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lu·di·crous  (ld-krs)
adj.
Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity. See Synonyms at foolish.

[From Latin ldicrus, sportive, from ldus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

ludi·crous·ly adv.
ludi·crous·ness n.

ludicrous [ˈluːdɪkrəs]
adj
absurd or incongruous to the point of provoking ridicule or laughter
[from Latin lūdicrus done in sport, from lūdus game; related to lūdere to play]
ludicrously  adv
ludicrousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ludicrous - broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
2.ludicrousludicrous - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

ludicrous
Translations
ludicrous [ˈluːdɪkrəs] ADJridículo, absurdo

ludicrous [ˈluːdɪkrəs] adj [situation, idea, claim] → ridicule, absurde
it is ludicrous to suggest that ... → il est ridicule de dire que ...
it's ludicrous that ... → il est ridicule que ...

ludicrous
adjgrotesk; sight, wordslächerlich; idea, suggestionhaarsträubend; (= low) prices, wages, speedlächerlich, lachhaft; (= high) prices, wages, speedunerhört, haarsträubend; don’t be ludicrous, I can’t do it that fastdas is ja grotesk, so schnell kann ich das nicht (machen); I’ve done the most ludicrous thing!mir ist etwas Haarsträubendes passiert!

ludicrous [ˈluːdɪkrəs] adjridicolo/a, assurdo/a
ludicrous [ˈluːdɪkrəs] adjridicolo/a, assurdo/a

ludicrous
adj ludicrous [ˈluːdikrəs]
completely ridiculous. belaglik مُضحِك، مُثير للضِّحْك нелеп naprosto směšný komplet latterlig lächerlich γελοίος ridículo naeruväärne مضحک naurettava ridicule מְגוּחָך हंसने योग्य smiješan nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur ridicolo ばかげた 웃기는 absurdiškas smieklīgs; jocīgs tidak munasabah belachelijk latterlig absurdalny ridículo ridicol нелепый smiešny trapast smešan löjlig, skrattretande น่าหัวเราะ gülünç, çok aptalca, komik 荒唐得滑稽的 смішний, безглуздий مضحکہ خیز lố lăng
adv ludicrously
lagwekkend بصورةٍ مُضْحِكَه нелепо směšně komplet latterligt lächerlich γελοία ridículamente naeruväärselt مضحکانه naurettavasti ridiculement עַד כְּדֵי גִּיחוּך हास्यास्पदता, बेतुकापन smiješno nevetségesen secara menggelikan fáránlega ridicolmente ばかげて 우습게 absurdiškai smieklīgi; jocīgi dengan cara yang tidak munasabah belachelijk komisk absurdalnie ridiculamente ridicol нелепо smiešne trapasto smešno löjligt อย่างน่าหัวเราะ komik denecek kadar 荒謬可笑地 смішно, безглуздо مضحکہ خیزی سے một cách lố lăng
n ludicrousness
lagwekkendheid إثارة للضِّحْك нелепост směšnost komplet latterlighed die Lächerlichkeit γελοιότητα ridículo naeruväärsus مضحک بودن naurettavuus aspect ridicule גִּיחוּך हास्यास्पदता, बेतुकापन apsurd nevetséges volta vminek kelucuan fáránleiki ridicolaggine, ridicolezza ばかげたこと 우스움 absurdiškumas smieklīgums; jocīgums tidak munasabah belachelijkheid latterlighet absurdalność ridículo aspect ridicol нелепость smiešnosť absurdnost smeh löjlighet ความน่าหัวเราะ gülünçlük, komiklik 荒謬可笑 безглуздя مضحکہ خیزی sự lố lăng


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business it was to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and
As, in the serious style, Homer is pre-eminent among poets, for he alone combined dramatic form with excellence of imitation, so he too first laid down the main lines of Comedy, by dramatising the ludicrous instead of writing personal satire.
In the aspect of this dark-arrayed, pale-faced, ladylike old figure there was a deeply tragic character that contrasted irreconcilably with the ludicrous pettiness of her employment.
 
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