ridiculously

Adverb
Synonyms: laughablyludicrouslypreposterously

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (1)

  1. so as to arouse or deserve laughter“her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well”Synonyms: laughablyludicrouslypreposterously
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ridiculous \Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr. ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]

1.Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior. [1913 Webster]

Agricola, discerning that those little targets and unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to handy strokes.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.] [1913 Webster]

[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd; preposterous. See Ludicrous. [1913 Webster] --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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