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ludicrousness

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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.
Translations
ludicrousness
n → Groteskheit f; (of sight, words, low prices, slow speed) → Lächerlichkeit f; (of high prices, high speed) → Absurdität f


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This matter was soon set right, and as his muscles relaxed and he drew a long breath he felt keenly enough the ludicrousness of the incident.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
I could not resist the ludicrousness of the spectacle, and holding my sides I rocked back and forth in the first laughter which had passed my lips in many days; the first, in fact, since the morning Powell had left camp when his horse, long unused, had precipitately and unexpectedly bucked him off headforemost into a pot of frijoles.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Tess's sense of a certain ludicrousness in her errand was now so strong that, notwithstanding her awe of him, and her general discomfort at being here, her rosy lips curved towards a smile, much to the attraction of the swarthy Alexander.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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