lu ‧ di ‧ crous /ˈluːdəkrəs, ˈluːdɪkrəs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ludicrus 'playful' , from ludus 'play' ]
completely unreasonable, stupid, or wrong SYN ridiculous :
It is ludicrous to suggest that I was driving under the influence of alcohol.
The court granted him the ludicrous sum of £100 in damages.
That’s a ludicrous idea.
—ludicrously adverb :
a ludicrously inadequate army
—ludicrousness noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
■ very stupid
▪ crazy not at all sensible or reasonable – used when you are very surprised by someone’s behaviour or what they have said:
Ian’s got some crazy plan to drive across Africa.
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She looked at me as if I was crazy!
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You’re crazy to think of hitch-hiking on your own.
▪ ridiculous extremely stupid:
You look ridiculous in that hat.
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Some people spend a ridiculous amount of money on cars.
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It’s absolutely ridiculous to suggest that he would do something like that.
▪ absurd/ludicrous extremely stupid – used especially when an idea or situation seems strange or illogical:
How can a return ticket cost less than a single? It’s totally absurd!
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It was a ludicrous idea.
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Some of the objections to the theory are simply absurd.
▪ laughable so stupid that you cannot believe someone is telling the truth or being serious:
The accusations were almost laughable.
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a laughable suggestion
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It would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious.