adj
ridiculous
rih-DIHK-yuu-luhs
adj
1
Deserving to be laughed at; absurd or foolish.
"It's ridiculous to expect the report by tomorrow morning."
"He wore a ridiculous hat to the party."
2
Informal: extreme or hard to believe, often used for emphasis.
"The traffic today was ridiculous."
How to Use Ridiculous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo absurd or extreme that it seems laughable.
Common pairings
a ridiculous idea
ridiculous prices
sound ridiculous
Word Forms
more ridiculous comparative, most ridiculous superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (\"laughable\"); formed from ridicule plus -ous.