ridiculously
adverb
ri·dic·u·lous·ly
rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs-lē 
: in a ridiculous manner
We walked like that, ridiculously, for several blocks.—
Charis W. Co
: to an extreme and ridiculous extent
Charis W. Coa ridiculously easy question
a ridiculously small apartment
a ridiculously expensive car
I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction. "When I hear you give your reasons," I remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself … "—Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan DoyleExamples of ridiculously in a Sentence
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The Only Murders in the Building star looks ridiculously pretty in a ballerina pink coat over a pink floral ensemble, stepping out in New York City.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
It’s made of a ridiculously soft fabric featuring four-way stretch.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Examples cited in his indictment: a (relatively tame) masturbation scene, an obligatory YA love triangle, and a ridiculously hot Nostradamus.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Yes, our system is overburdened, but that doesn’t mean that your needs don’t matter—and speaking up about a ridiculously long wait time isn’t that big of a deal, all things considered!
—Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 3 Apr. 2024
Then the sixth episode fell completely flat, relying on one ridiculously laughable coincidence and a lot of heavy-handed seeding for a wishful second season.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Flipping between current times at a harsh Texas youth camp and a wild west legend of yesteryear, the film — like its source material — keeps things down to earth and ridiculously fun.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
For the Pac-12 schools headed into the Big Ten, the deal will prove ridiculously lucrative.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Updatable firmware dangled an irresistible temptation for folks to start reverse engineering…
Installing many of these mods is ridiculously easy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2024
It’s made of a ridiculously soft fabric featuring four-way stretch.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Examples cited in his indictment: a (relatively tame) masturbation scene, an obligatory YA love triangle, and a ridiculously hot Nostradamus.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Yes, our system is overburdened, but that doesn’t mean that your needs don’t matter—and speaking up about a ridiculously long wait time isn’t that big of a deal, all things considered!
—Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 3 Apr. 2024
Then the sixth episode fell completely flat, relying on one ridiculously laughable coincidence and a lot of heavy-handed seeding for a wishful second season.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Flipping between current times at a harsh Texas youth camp and a wild west legend of yesteryear, the film — like its source material — keeps things down to earth and ridiculously fun.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
For the Pac-12 schools headed into the Big Ten, the deal will prove ridiculously lucrative.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
Updatable firmware dangled an irresistible temptation for folks to start reverse engineering…
Installing many of these mods is ridiculously easy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
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