RIDICULOUS

[ri.dic.u.lous] adj [L ridiculosus (fr. ridiculum jest, fr. neut. of ridiculus) or ridiculus, lit., laughable, fr. ridere to laugh] (1550): arousing or deserving ridicule: absurd, preposterous syn see laughable -- ri.dic.u.lous.ly adv -- ri.dic.u.lous.ness n