RIDICULOUS


Meaning of RIDICULOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin ridiculosus (from ridiculum jest, from neuter of ridiculus ) or ridiculus, literally, laughable, from ridēre to laugh

Date: 1550

: arousing or deserving ridicule : absurd , preposterous

Synonyms: see laughable

• ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb

• ri·dic·u·lous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.