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  • Definition
    • ridiculous :inspiring scornful pity
      • how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years

    • ridiculous :so unreasonable as to invite derision
      • the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework|that's 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

    • ridiculous :broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
      • the wild farcical exuberance of a clown|ludicrous green hair

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