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ridiculous
What does ridiculous mean?
ridiculous (adjective): so unreasonable as to invite derision.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce ridiculous?
/ɹɪˈdɪkjələs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ridiculous come from?
Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ridiculous?
Words related to ridiculous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ridiculous” mean?
hard, not easy, requiring much effort
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recently made, produced, or harvested
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so unreasonable as to invite derision
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belonging to one by birth or ancestry
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strong
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public
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absurd
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entire
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