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ridiculosity

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ri⋅dic⋅u⋅lous

  [ri-dik-yuh-luhs]
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–adjective
causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
Origin:
1540–50; < LL rīdiculōsus laughable, droll, and L rīdiculus (adj. deriv. of rīdiculum ridicule ); see -ous

Related forms:
ri⋅dic⋅u⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
ri⋅dic⋅u⋅lous⋅ness, ri⋅dic⋅u⋅los⋅i⋅ty  [ri-dik-yuh-los-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
nonsensical, ludicrous, funny, droll, comical, farcical. See absurd.

Antonyms:
sensible.
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