ludicrous
Adjective Satellite
- broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
- "ludicrous green hair"
- incongruous;inviting ridicule
- "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
Adj
- Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
Examples
- He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.
Synonyms
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, farcical, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, risible
Scrabble Score: 12
ludicrous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordludicrous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ludicrous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary