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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ri•dic•u•lous /rɪˈdɪkyələs/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to ridicule:What a ridiculous idea!
ri•dic•u•lous•ly, adv.: What a ridiculously stupid idea! ri•dic•u•lous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ri•dic•u•lous (ri dik′yə ləs),USA pronunciation adj. - causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd;
preposterous; laughable:a ridiculous plan.
- Late Latin rīdiculōsus laughable, droll, and Latin rīdiculus (adjective, adjectival derivative of rīdiculum ridicule); see -ous
- 1540–50
ri•dic′u•lous•ly, adv. ri•dic′u•lous•ness, ri•dic•u•los•i•ty (ri dik′yə los′i tē),USA pronunciation n. nonsensical, ludicrous, funny, droll, comical, farcical. See absurd. |