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ludicrous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ludicrous  \Lu"di*crous\,  a.  [L.  ludicrus,  or  ludicer  from  ludus 
  play,  sport,  fr  ludere  to  play.] 
  Adapted  to  excite  laughter,  without  scorn  or  contempt; 
  sportive.  --Broome. 
 
  A  chapter  upon  German  rhetoric  would  be  in  the  same 
  ludicrous  predicament  as  Van  Troil's  chapter  on  the 
  snakes  of  Iceland,  which  delivers  its  business  in  one 
  summary  sentence,  announcing,  that  snakes  in  Iceland  -- 
  there  are  none.  --De  Quincey. 
 
  Syn:  Laughable;  sportive;  burlesque;  comic;  droll; 
  ridiculous. 
 
  Usage:  {Ludicrous},  {Laughable},  {Ridiculous}.  We  speak  of  a 
  thing  as  ludicrous  when  it  tends  to  produce  laughter; 
  as  laughable  when  the  impression  is  somewhat  stronger; 
  as  ridiculous  when  more  or  less  contempt  is  mingled 
  with  the  merriment  created.  --  {Lu"di*crous*ly},  adv 
  --  {Lu"di*crous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ludicrous 
  adj  1:  broadly  or  extravagantly  humorous;  resembling  farce;  "the 
  wild  farcical  exuberance  of  a  clown";  "ludicrous  green 
  hair"  [syn:  {farcical},  {ridiculous}] 
  2:  so  devoid  of  wisdom  or  good  sense  as  to  be  laughable;  "the 
  absurd  excuse  that  the  dog  ate  his  homework";  "ask  a 
  nonsensical  question  and  get  a  nonsensical  answer";  "a 
  contribution  so  small  as  to  be  derisory";  "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"  [syn:  {absurd},  {derisory},  {nonsensical},  {preposterous}, 
  {ridiculous}] 




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