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ludicrous

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ludicrous in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. incongruous;inviting ridicule
    "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"
    absurd  cockeyed  derisory  idiotic  laughable  ludicrous  nonsensical  preposterous  ridiculous 
  2. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
    "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
    farcical  ludicrous  ridiculous 
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