Ludicrous

Word LUDICROUS
Character 9
Hyphenation lu di crous
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Ludicrous"

What do we mean by ludicrous?

So absurd or incongruous as to be laughable. synonym: foolish. adjective

Serving for or exciting sport; laughable from singularity or grotesqueness; adapted to cause sportive laughter or ridicule; absurd.

Synonyms Funny, Comical, Droll, Ludicrous, Ridiculous, Laughable. Either the direct action of laughter or a corresponding sentiment is included in the signification of all these terms.

In this respect laughable is the generic word, but it is also one of the strongest. Funny is the weakest of the list, ranging from the meaning of ‘amusing’ or ‘odd’ down to its colloquial use in the sense of ‘strange.’ Comical still retains a faint suggestion of its origin in connection with the drama, being primarily used in connection with something done or seen, and hence something viewed by the mind: a comical predicament is just such as would be fit for exhibition in a comedy. Droll especially implies the odd or unfamiliar: as, a droll story, idea, fellow. Ludicrous is an advance in strength upon comical, as comical is an advance upon funny. Ridiculous is the only word in the list that throws contempt or even discredit upon the person concerned: it is allowable to tell a ludicrous story about one's friend, but not a story that makes him appear ridiculous. A thing may be ludicrous, etc., on account of its unreasonableness or violation of common sense; if it is ridiculous, it is certainly on that account. That is laughable which simply provokes a hearty laugh.

Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. adjective

Ridiculously absurd. adjective

Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny. adjective

Incongruous;inviting ridicule adjective

Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce adjective

Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.

Amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

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The word "ludicrous" in example sentences

Saturday, Mandela and Deputy President Thabo Mbeki's offices denied what they called ludicrous allegations by Federal Alliance leader ❋ Unknown (1999)

More difficult to explain is the laughter excited by scenes or narrations which we call ludicrous, funny, grotesque, comic; and still more so the derisive and contemptuous laugh. ❋ Unknown (1888)

The earliest laughter did not arise from what we call the ludicrous, but from something apparently physical -- such as touch -- though it does not follow that it would never otherwise have existed at all, for, as the mind more fully developed itself, facial expressions would flow from superior and more numerous causes. ❋ Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange (1873)

Second, and more ludicrous, is that people explode when exposed to vaccuum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The plots, of course, remain ludicrous: last year featured soap's first Lesbian Love Triangle Murder By Parachute Sabotage. ❋ Dan Martin (2010)

I ask can their leadership continue to spin ludicrous one minute sound bits and claim sound principled governance abilities. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Irrational behavior: contributing a factor of production to the global economy that is already in ludicrous excess supply and valued as such by the marketplace. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With a few exceptions, most such biographies I have read are essentially excuses for spreading gossip or engaging in ludicrous psychological speculation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The majority of folks know bigotry when they see it, and this quarrel is pretty ludicrous from the get-go. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But of course withfolks like Neil and Vyker around, ludicrous is status quo in the GOP. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Silly little things usually depicting stickmen dying in ludicrous and humorous ways. ❋ Michael Cavna (2010)

What makes your accusation even more ludicrous is that I don't label that many films for purchase, period. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's ludicrous for Clinton supporters to expect superdelegates to make the "right" decision and pick Clinton outright. and the reason it's ludicrous is because the supers have been going to Obama in a steady stream over the last few months (largely because they're better at math and political science then the average Clinton supporter), they are not likely to stop doing that. ❋ Unknown (2008)

George wanted the entryway and exterior to have a foreign feel about it, so he had the entire outside done up in ludicrous green minarets, which a contemporary critic likened to a field of upside-down turnips. ❋ Scarletdemon (2006)

Or worse they latched onto each other, stuck and clumped together in ludicrous, jarring, clashing tales, misbegotten and misshapen by my inability to abandon what needed to be abandoned. ❋ Hal Duncan (2005)

Even more ludicrous is the contention that the sanctity of U.S. trade laws must be maintained because of the unfair advantage Canadian manufacturers supposedly enjoy because of the lower Canadian dollar. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Johnson says of glee: 'It is not now used except in ludicrous writing, or with some mixture of irony or contempt.' ❋ Unknown (1969)

The ludicrous is wearing away, and disgust is taking the place of pleasurable sensations, arising from the novelty of this new phase of hypocrisy and infidel fanaticism. ❋ Unknown (1898)

It is stated that the bombardment of the New Orleans forts had been severe and protracted; but the very small number of the killed and wounded comes, as usual, in ludicrous contrast to the story of the feu d'enfer that lasted six days. ❋ Unknown (1862)

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