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Meanings of ludicrous in anglès
Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce.
Incongruous; inviting ridicule.
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Examples for "ridiculous"
Examples for "ridiculous"
1
No, not ridiculous; only a simple idea, and great in its simplicity.
2
The mountains are in labor, a ridiculous mouse will be brought forth.
3
We eternally step from the sublime to the ridiculous; we want taste.
4
His idealism had made him ridiculous in the eyes of the townsfolk.
5
The scene was interrupted in an unexpected and ridiculous manner-thetelephone rang.
1
A farcical energy deal has given rise to a new takeover tactic.
2
As film-makers start to outnumber potential subjects, the situation is becoming farcical.
3
The TPP has been a farcical process from the beginning, he said.
4
The enemy still blazed away in the wildest and most farcical fashion.
5
This situation would be viewed as farcical if it weren't so horrifying.
Usage of ludicrous in anglès
1
MURRAY: The thought of that happening in my family was completely ludicrous.
2
Alas nowadays health and safety and ludicrous red tape has hampered stuntsters.
3
Some great saves, some ludicrous decisions coming off his line as well.
4
It might seem ludicrous but football is an impatient business these days.
5
The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself.
6
It must have looked ludicrous, he knew, using his power for this.
7
But the effects of the gale were not in every respect ludicrous.
8
It seemed that it was not ludicrous; it was only terribly pathetic.
9
It occurred to him that Mary would find the story particularly ludicrous.
10
The contrast between the Sarajevan and the graceful Montenegrin is positively ludicrous.
11
Scapegoating a single production for a company's ruin is ludicrous, of course.
12
The weeping old man with the cigar in his mouth was ludicrous.
13
For an instant the scene was ludicrous; but only for an instant.
14
It seemed ludicrous to think that truth alone was sufficient for anything.
15
He forged certificates and made ludicrous claims about his so-called communications courses.
16
The costumes are strange and varied; some are pretty, others almost ludicrous.
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Ludicrous through the time
Ludicrous across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common