ludicrously
5
7.0
- adverb
- /ˈluːdɪkrəsli/
:
ridículamente
- I still find that line ludicrously compelling.
- even more ludicrously
I still find that line ludicrously compelling.
- I still find that line ludicrously compelling.
- And so because we're looking for ludicrously faint things, right?
- It's an astonishingly expensive programming language which many of the world's most ludicrously rich hedge funds use.
Examples
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She wore a ludicrously oversized hat to the party, drawing everyone's attention.
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But if that speaks to anything, it is that we are still enjoying just ludicrously underpriced energy.
Blog text (32) -
Of course, it's ludicrously expensive.
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In this case, it would be a ludicrously minor sum.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's a stunning, ludicrously expensive gown.
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The hat, too small, sits ludicrously atop his head.
Fiction book (1990) -
Seventeen seems like a ludicrously high bar to me for entry into an R-rated movie.
Blog text (1) -
It seems as if I've become ludicrously intelligent.
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But these worries are ludicrously exaggerated: governments and nation-states still plainly define the world.
Academic text (2002) -
In his fury, he sounded almost tearful, agonized, amazed, and ludicrously sanctimonious all at the same time.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
72
3.7
In a way that is much too extreme or silly
29
4.8
In a way that is out of control with loud laughter or crying
23
5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
12
4.7
In a wild and foolish way
12
2.5
In a very funny way that makes people laugh
11
3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
7
5.5
So silly or weak that people laugh at it
5
3.0
In a funny way that makes people laugh
5
3.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
3
8.1
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that seems laughable
1
7.9
Very funny or easy to notice
1
4.2
In a silly, awkward way that looks funny
1
6.4
In a silly, foolish way like a clown
1
8.1
In a way that makes people laugh a lot
1
7.9
In a very silly way
In a way that makes people laugh because it is silly
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
In a very dramatic, playful way that makes people laugh
In a silly, funny way that makes people laugh
In a way that makes people laugh and enjoy it
Behave in a silly, foolish way that seems a bit crazy
Antonyms
How Ridiculous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ludicrously comes from the old Latin verb ludere, which means 'to play'. Think of something so over the top it looks like a silly play or joke, so doing something ludicrously makes it seem absurd or laughable.