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. Conn

: to an extreme and ridiculous extent

a 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

Examples of ridiculously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By behaving ridiculously with each other, Tiana and Erickson get respite from their isolation and their troubles. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Well, this, a ridiculously starry gonzo romp that invites an international A-list cast to jump off a cliff in the pursuit of the most eccentric kind of entertainment. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

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Flag football, a ridiculously cheap, easy-to-learn version of the game, had been a staple of elementary and middle school PE programs for decades. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously