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Definition of ludicrous in English: ludicrousadjective ˈl(j)uːdɪkrəsˈludəkrəs So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing. 滑稽有趣的；荒唐可笑的 it's ludicrous that I have been fined 太荒唐了，我被罚了款。 every night he wore a ludicrous outfit 每天晚上他都穿着一套滑稽可笑的衣服。 Example sentencesExamples - It is ludicrous in this day and age that people can advertise such clearly shoddy services, and get away with it.
- So a ludicrous policy is cobbled together to avoid a real policy choice.
- Therefore the whole exercise can at best be described as ludicrous and certainly a total waste of town funds.
- The sincerity of the feeling that Alexander evidences is apparently ludicrous to these people.
- The period details and ludicrous costumes are recreated and the fight scenes are exhilarating.
- However, at one ludicrous point she starts babbling about how her face has changed!
- Frankly, using this as a measure of the attitudes of an entire nation is ludicrous.
- When you take a look at it, space travel is an inherently ludicrous idea.
- That's the whole problem with this ludicrous measure: it is grossly asymmetrical.
- The other thing about tattoos is that people seem to want to cover themselves with the most ludicrous things.
- To have a situation where the law can be subverted so easily is ludicrous.
- In the end, we started giggling, as each suggestion became increasingly ludicrous.
- While this may seem like a harsh conclusion or a ludicrous one at that, it most definitely is not.
- Certainly if you lose three in a row here people are asking pretty serious questions, which is ludicrous.
- Of course when you're young the possibility that you ever might be old is ludicrous.
- I used to think they were clever fiction, a satire on trendiness, a ludicrous but effective barb.
- What a shame about the ludicrous fake tans which gave them the appearance of well-ripened oranges.
- To relate its massive increases to only one service was a ludicrous gesture and can only be worthy of our contempt.
- The idea that a pit crew can win a race, irrespective of the ability of the driver, is ludicrous.
- The idea that every garment would have internet access is so patently ludicrous you couldn't make it up.
Synonyms absurd, ridiculous, farcical, laughable, risible, preposterous, foolish, idiotic, stupid, inane, silly, asinine, nonsensical informal crazy, mad, insane rare derisible
Derivativesnoun I'm not sure whether the joke itself (the ludicrousness of '80s television) is a little thin, or whether I'm the wrong age to find the parody new and/or exciting. Example sentencesExamples - The possible ludicrousness of what I was doing can probably be expressed properly when I say that the bus passes by my house every day.
- Confronted with the sheer ludicrousness and futility of the whole system, we just don't know what to do.
- The ludicrousness of the whole situation and the fact that everything is completely out of control suddenly strikes me and I start to laugh hysterically.
- The ludicrousness of this assertion gives new life to the old line about some things being so preposterous it takes an educated person to believe them.
OriginEarly 17th century (in the sense 'sportive, intended as a jest'): from Latin ludicrus (probably from ludicrum 'stage play') + -ous. Definition of ludicrous in US English: ludicrousadjectiveˈludəkrəsˈlo͞odəkrəs So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous. 滑稽有趣的；荒唐可笑的 it's ludicrous that I have been fined 太荒唐了，我被罚了款。 every night he wore a ludicrous outfit 每天晚上他都穿着一套滑稽可笑的衣服。 Example sentencesExamples - While this may seem like a harsh conclusion or a ludicrous one at that, it most definitely is not.
- The other thing about tattoos is that people seem to want to cover themselves with the most ludicrous things.
- I used to think they were clever fiction, a satire on trendiness, a ludicrous but effective barb.
- That's the whole problem with this ludicrous measure: it is grossly asymmetrical.
- When you take a look at it, space travel is an inherently ludicrous idea.
- The period details and ludicrous costumes are recreated and the fight scenes are exhilarating.
- The sincerity of the feeling that Alexander evidences is apparently ludicrous to these people.
- Frankly, using this as a measure of the attitudes of an entire nation is ludicrous.
- However, at one ludicrous point she starts babbling about how her face has changed!
- To have a situation where the law can be subverted so easily is ludicrous.
- In the end, we started giggling, as each suggestion became increasingly ludicrous.
- The idea that every garment would have internet access is so patently ludicrous you couldn't make it up.
- Certainly if you lose three in a row here people are asking pretty serious questions, which is ludicrous.
- So a ludicrous policy is cobbled together to avoid a real policy choice.
- Therefore the whole exercise can at best be described as ludicrous and certainly a total waste of town funds.
- To relate its massive increases to only one service was a ludicrous gesture and can only be worthy of our contempt.
- What a shame about the ludicrous fake tans which gave them the appearance of well-ripened oranges.
- Of course when you're young the possibility that you ever might be old is ludicrous.
- It is ludicrous in this day and age that people can advertise such clearly shoddy services, and get away with it.
- The idea that a pit crew can win a race, irrespective of the ability of the driver, is ludicrous.
Synonyms absurd, ridiculous, farcical, laughable, risible, preposterous, foolish, idiotic, stupid, inane, silly, asinine, nonsensical
OriginEarly 17th century (in the sense ‘sportive, intended as a jest’): from Latin ludicrus (probably from ludicrum ‘stage play’) + -ous. |