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ridiculously

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ri·dic·u·lous  (r-dky-ls)
adj.
Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly. See Synonyms at foolish.

[From Latin rdiculus, laughable, from rdre, to laugh.]

ri·dicu·lous·ly adv.
ri·dicu·lous·ness n.
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Adv.1.ridiculously - so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well"
Translations
ridiculously [rɪˈdɪkjuləslɪ] advridículamente, de modo ridículo


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