ludicrous
The origin and history of ludicrous.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin ludicrus, "playful" or "sportive," first recorded in English in 1619; it drifted from meaning "playful" to meaning "absurd."
The origin and history of ludicrous.
A learned borrowing from Latin ludicrus, "playful" or "sportive," first recorded in English in 1619; it drifted from meaning "playful" to meaning "absurd."