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ri⋅dic⋅u⋅lous
[ri-dik-yuh-luh
s]
–adjective
| causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan. |
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ri·dic·u·lous (rĭ-dĭk'yə-ləs) adj. Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly. See Synonyms at foolish. [From Latin rīdiculus, laughable, from rīdēre, to laugh.] ri·dic'u·lous·ly adv., ri·dic'u·lous·ness n. |
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Ridiculous
Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr. ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. Agricola, discerning that those little targets and unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to handy strokes. --Milton. 2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [r.] [It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. --Shak. Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd; preposterous. See Ludicrous. --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : ridiculous
Spanish:
ridículo,
German:
lächerlich,
Japanese:
ばかげた
ridiculous
1550, from L. ridiculosus "laughable," from ridiculus "that which excites laughter," from ridere "to laugh." In modern senses, ridicule (n.) is attested from 1690; verb is from 1700.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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ridiculous
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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