Main Entry:

ri·dic·u·lous

Pronunciation:

\rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin ridiculosus (from ridiculum jest, from neuter of ridiculus) or ridiculus, literally, laughable, from ridēre to laugh

Date:

1550

: arousing or deserving ridicule : absurd, preposterous

synonyms see laughable

— ri·dic·u·lous·ly adverb

— ri·dic·u·lous·ness noun