ridiculous (adj.)

  1. inspiring scornful pity; how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett

    [ Syn: pathetic , silly ]

  2. incongruous;inviting ridicule; the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework; thats a cockeyed idea; ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer; a contribution so small as to be laughable; it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion; a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history; her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous

    [ Syn: absurd , cockeyed , derisory , idiotic , laughable , ludicrous , nonsensical , preposterous ]

  3. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; the wild farcical exuberance of a clown; ludicrous green hair

    [ Syn: farcical , ludicrous ]

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