ludicrous

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adjective

1. broadly or extravagantly humorous;
resembling farce (Freq. 1)
- the wild farcical exuberance of a clown
- ludicrous green hair
• Syn:
farcical, ridiculous
• Similar to:
humorous, humourous
• Derivationally related forms:
ridicule (for: ridiculous), ridiculousness (for: ridiculous), farce (for: farcical)
2. 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
• Syn:
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable,
nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
• Similar to:
foolish
• Derivationally related forms:
ridiculousness (for: ridiculous), deride (for: derisory), absurdity (for: absurd), absurdness (for: absurd)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, farcical