RIDICULOUS


Meaning of RIDICULOUS in English

/ rɪˈdɪkjələs; NAmE / adjective

very silly or unreasonable

SYN absurd , ludicrous :

I look ridiculous in this hat.

Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt!

►  ri·dicu·lous·ly adverb :

The meal was ridiculously expensive.

►  ri·dicu·lous·ness noun [ U ]

IDIOMS

see sublime noun

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin ridiculosus , from ridiculus laughable, from ridere to laugh.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.