Ridiculous Definition & Meaning
ridiculous
- adjective
- inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett
- incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "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"
- broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
"Ridiculous" in song lyrics
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"And don't wear that Iceberg, Why?, it looks ridiculous"
7L & Esoteric — Stalker -
"Clenching on a sheet, backshots are ridiculous"
9th Prince f/ Stoneface — You Ain't Hear -
"this rhythm is sick this rhythm's ridiculous"
Aceyalone — Arhythamaticulas
Words that rhyme with ridiculous
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