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ludicrous(dictionary)

ludicrous (iou)



ludicrous adjective. E17.
[from Latin ludicr-, ludicer, perh. from ludicrum source of fun, witticism, sporting or theatrical show, from ludere: see LUDIC adjective2, -OUS.]
Sportive; intended in jest, jocular; derisive. E17-L18.
Given to jesting; frivolous. Also, witty, humorous. L17-E19.
Ridiculous, laughably absurd. L18.
S. J. Perelman The effect of the trousers, at least three sizes too large for him, was..ludicrous. B. Pym One of those ludicrous things that happen sometimes, reducing everything to the level of farce.
ludi'crosity noun ludicrousness M19.
ludicrously adverb L17.
ludicrousness noun the state or quality of being ludicrous M17.