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

Trump is nowhere near that, but the map is so ridiculously different because of the redistricting on the Republican side and on the Democratic side. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

One playoff series, a ridiculously small sample size compared to nearly 300 games, doesn’t change that. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The coastline of the region is fringed with ridiculously good-looking beaches and traditional fishing villages where the boats still return with the day’s catch. — Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

These ridiculously cute sandals are on sale for just $10 — that’s 75 percent off their typical price. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously