English to English adjective
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Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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inspiring scornful pity | | Example: how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
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incongruous;inviting ridicule | | Example: the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework that's a cockeyed idea ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer a contribution so small as to be laughable it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull chil
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broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | | Example: the wild farcical exuberance of a clown ludicrous green hair
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