ludicrous
adjective
lu·di·crous
ˈlü-də-krəs 
1
: amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
2
: meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish
ludicrously
adverb
ludicrousness
noun
Examples of ludicrous in a Sentence
Some of this censorship is trivial, some is ludicrous, and some is breathtaking in its power to dumb down what children learn in school.
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Diane Ravitch, The Language Police, 2003
The serious and the absurd have to be learnt together; but ludicrous theatrical buffoonery is fit only for foreigners.
—Iris Murdoch, The Fire & the Sun, 1977
The girl didn't comment on the steepness, or the brambles, or the fact that it seemed ludicrous to cart furniture through an apparently endless forest.
—Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, 1972
Her teachers complained that instead of doing her sums she covered her slate with animals, the blank pages of her atlas were used to copy maps on, and caricatures of the most ludicrous description came fluttering out of all her books at unlucky moments.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1868-69
the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume
a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school
Diane Ravitch, The Language Police, 2003
The serious and the absurd have to be learnt together; but ludicrous theatrical buffoonery is fit only for foreigners.
—Iris Murdoch, The Fire & the Sun, 1977
The girl didn't comment on the steepness, or the brambles, or the fact that it seemed ludicrous to cart furniture through an apparently endless forest.
—Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, 1972
Her teachers complained that instead of doing her sums she covered her slate with animals, the blank pages of her atlas were used to copy maps on, and caricatures of the most ludicrous description came fluttering out of all her books at unlucky moments.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1868-69
the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume
a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school
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College football twitter aligned itself in Manning’s corner after The Athletic promoted a story with a ludicrous headline suggesting Manning is the first flop in college football history.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025
Any insightful commentary on the 1% protecting themselves is rendered rote with a wimpy, ludicrous dénouement.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The penalty was lashed and ludicrous, the timing important with Newcastle leading 1-0 but hardly imperious.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025
Any insightful commentary on the 1% protecting themselves is rendered rote with a wimpy, ludicrous dénouement.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The penalty was lashed and ludicrous, the timing important with Newcastle leading 1-0 but hardly imperious.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … ‘BRAZEN LIES’ – Foreign ministry slams Greta Thunberg's 'ludicrous' claims after Gaza flotilla arrest.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Ludicrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ludicrous. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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ludicrous
adjective
lu·di·crous
ˈlüd-ə-krəs
: laughable because of being ridiculous
ludicrously
adverb
ludicrousness
noun
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