ludicrous

A mild discussion may sometimes develop into a set-to. Such a thing is little short of ludicrous.

It is jolly expensive and inefficient and a ludicrous waste of effort, especially when you think of all that commuting.

When you analyze it, it is quite ludicrous to think about a salesperson talking about himself during the fact-finding part of the call.

After the last summit the financial markets' enthusiasm over the ludicrous idea of a leveraged EFSF evaporated after less than 48 hours.

"Please, sir" he said, touching his sun hat, which was stuck on the back of his head in a somewhat ludicrous fashion.

The incident was pathetic and ludicrous at the same time. The guy from upstairs hardly knew whether to laugh or to weep as he related it.

At this point, it might be ludicrous for anyone to put their most sensitve data in the cloud as a security measure.

And perhaps this would not seem so ludicrous to me if I had not espied at the same time a pair of handle bars resting in the corner.

He drew out his pencil, and produced on the spot one of the most ludicrous figures that ever was seen.

The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

The concept of a budget cap a couple of years ago was thought to be fairly ludicrous.

The most ludicrous assertion was that "experts" could distinguish "genuine" circles from "hoaxed" ones. Even after one such expert, G.

It is ludicrous to argue that this would be an insupportable burden.

Of the cover, she said: "Why would this even be out there? It's ludicrous. It's almost on the verge of voyeurism. "

One day, towards evening, one of these people arrived and started asking questions, ludicrous ones besides.

Beneath all his ludicrous talk I could see that he himself was quite convinced that something was going to happen.

To die of hanging at the bottom of a river! --the idea seemed to him ludicrous.

It was ludicrous to leave the reigns of power in a single ruler.

Any sentient viewer will be able to predict every lumpy twist of this ludicrous, fitfully enjoyable movie.

There'll be none of that with Essien. Basically it's a ludicrous deal.

Instead, I was enraged by the transparently ludicrous guff promising me "a planned overdraft to meet your needs" .

even take up his brush and directly propose to Miss T'ang on his behalf. He was quite capable of doing something ludicrous like that .

I know it was his mandatory canned speech, and he did fine, but it was ludicrous from my perspective.

Then he would put it on the stone again and whet , whet , till I could have laughed aloud, it was so very ludicrous.

She never mentioned how ludicrous it was to imagine her scrawny, slow-footed son playing pro ball.

For them I was still the Soviet chess champion and the idea that I was an "American agent" sounded as ludicrous as it is.

I have to assume that other designers actually work like this in order for someone to get that ludicrous idea in their head .

Now, in a ludicrous way, visually combine 'bacon' with the sight of your front door.

The story is not one denigrating same-sex practice; instead it upholds the incredible (and ludicrous) hospitality of Lot as a virtue.

In this dream he was wearing a tight red satin shirt in which he looked ludicrous and was surrounded by women playing the ukulele.

You know, it's just ludicrous.

Safety is cited as a major concern by many parents when discussing bike commuting; however, I find this pretty ludicrous.

Besides, there's not much you can do---it would be ludicrous to diet in your third trimester of pregnancy.

I dont need to bear bear any of these accusation and ludicrous comments.

"The notion that we are in a sustainable economic recovery is as ludicrous as it was in 2005-07. "

Ludicrous, luscious, lascivious. . . and also denied, debated, sometimes even dreaded.

And what I had created was a ludicrous dirt ball.

Some of his claims were often ludicrous to experts.

Mr. Will Ladislaw's sense of the ludicrous lit up his features very agreeably.

Newspapers publish some ludicrous stories every year, although some of them are actually true.

'It is ludicrous to think that our Board could accept such a proposal, ' Mr. Bostock said.

bathos: an abrupt, unIntended transition In style from the exalted to the commonplace, producIng a ludicrous effect.

The ambassador decried the EU's many antidumping tariffs, designed to punish goods sold below cost, on Chinese imports as ludicrous.

This must be accounted one of the more ludicrous phenomena of the Chinese war.

Seems like a ludicrous overreaction to me.

Now who's these king of these rude ludicrous lucrative lyrics?

Many other Republicans have echoed his ludicrous claim that Islamic sharia law is infiltrating America's legal system.

Huawei executives say accusations that China could use their equipment to steal sensitive data are ludicrous.

There is something both delicious and ludicrous about the notion of having the passengers of a plane collectively fly it.

But to suggest that small venture funds of $30mm could possibly be creating systemic risk to the global financial system is ludicrous.

With the technology changes taking place around us, that seemed absolutely ludicrous.

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

We find it ludicrous that any mentally-ill person should be expected to provide this.

But the decision to pay an outside consultant to advise on Commons food was condemned as 'ludicrous'.

This seems a bit ludicrous to us today.

I used to think it maybe had something to do with impressing people, but those are ludicrous concepts.

It 's a pretty ludicrous situation , because it's not as though there is some U. S. Monopoly on understanding encryption technology .

He considers it ludicrous to write about a contemporary topic in an ancient style.

Yet, even in the more ludicrous claims for the Internet, there may be germs of truth.

But a ridiculous fair usage policy limits access to those hotspots to a ludicrous low 750MB per month -- this is Wi-Fi, for crying out loud.

In this remote part of China, it seems ludicrous to imagine satellites and nuclear reactors.

Unless, of course, the apparently ludicrous relationship is real?

The acts of the clown are so ludicrous that everyone bursts into laughter.

In 1929, racing cars through the streets of the principality only seemed ludicrous.

Of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style.

In today's job market, it seems ludicrous to talk about turning down a job offer. Everyone should be so lucky as to even get an offer.

These are trifling instances , though it's to no commander's advantage to be suspected of ludicrous eccentricities .

One Twitter user cried, 'Don't waste his energy by asking ludicrous questions. '

As for the Opium Wars, a strictly legal perspective is ludicrous .

Such levels in today's climate are nothing short of "ludicrous" , say analysts.

Her Majesty's question has sparked a series of ludicrous claims about the prescience of individual forecasters.

Criminal. Why had he agreed to this ludicrous show trial?

Why are the criticisms ludicrous?

Continuing the drugs war with more of the same is ludicrous.

He knows that the life is basically a ludicrous tragedy, and only "living" itself should be the target of life.

It is ludicrous to suggest that it refers to anything untoward.

In short, this plan isn't remotely serious; on the contrary, it's ludicrous.

Your outrage is ludicrous and unattractive.

First, the mere idea of ambition in the factory was ludicrous.

I am at a loss to explain the average skeleton's somewhat ludicrous mental predisposition, however.

From a scientific point of view, it seemed ludicrous that a cat could predict human death.

Simpleton always do ludicrous things.

Detective Barton: The doctor doesn't think they're ludicrous.

as the menu just gone , the most ludicrous speaking fees , the bigest book deal.

An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.

'It's vital there is a sensible attitude to enforcement until the Government can reverse this ludicrous restriction . '

"In some cases, we had two in a box managing one or two people, which is just ludicrous. "

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.

They want two million dollars for the house? That's ludicrous.

A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper.

Ministers have waged war in public and have floated ideas that, in some cases, are downright ludicrous.

It's a ludicrous regulatory situation.

It is ludicrous that we have to show our pass each time.

It's hugeafter all, the world IS coming to an end! Sound ludicrous? ! Or perhapsfamiliar?

a serious and ludicrous blunder.

Who added the ludicrous "& Co" ?

he's coming upstairs, meeting or no meeting. That is ludicrous! What about extenuating circumstances?

Some pundits argue that Microsoft has become irrelevant, which is ludicrous.

What? That's the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard!

Hunan in the past, investment property to them downright ludicrous things.

As many of us predicted, lashing 17 disparate economies together monetarily and expecting them to march in step was ludicrous.

This is ludicrous! The beast becomes more deadly with each decapitation.

One critic called the event "ludicrous. "

"It is ludicrous for someone to come out and say we are targeting under-age drinkers, " Mr. Michail said.

This is clearly ludicrous, but it is considered good manners.

Yet the idea that a quick recession would purge the world of past excesses is ludicrous.

What a ludicrous thing it is.

So I want to try and convince you in about 15 minutes that that's a ridiculous and ludicrous thing to do.

Is it because the situation itself is ludicrous (i. e. , the Queen of England using public transit)?

he made many ludicrous mistakes in his speech

A sudden descent in speaking or writing from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential, or an instance of it

however , it ' s ludicrous to call them unnatural

forgive us for imposing at such a ludicrous hour

absurd silly ridiculous senseless ludicrous

more wicked than helping me make that ludicrous crinoline dress

comedy of errors A ludicrous event or sequence of events: