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ludicrousness

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lu⋅di⋅crous

  [loo-di-kruhs]
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–adjective
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
Origin:
1610–20; < L lūdicrus sportive, equiv. to lūdicr(um) a show, public games (lūdi-, s. of lūdere to play, + -crum n. suffix of instrument or result) + -us -ous

Related forms:
lu⋅di⋅crous⋅ly, adverb
lu⋅di⋅crous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
farcical. See funny.
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lu·di·crous   (lōō'dĭ-krəs)   
adj.  Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity. See Synonyms at foolish.

[From Latin lūdicrus, sportive, from lūdus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]
lu'di·crous·ly adv., lu'di·crous·ness n.
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