ridiculously

adverb

ri·dic·u·lous·ly | \ rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs-lē

Definition of ridiculously

: in a ridiculous manner We walked like that, ridiculously, for several blocks.— Charis W. Co : 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

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As Shelsky himself recently learned, making a New York bagel is a ridiculously hard blend of art and science, a feat of culinary engineering and passion that takes years of study and months of trial and error. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "This Is How You Make a Perfect New York Bagel," 28 Dec. 2018 Nicol has a ridiculously evil ex-boyfriend lurking around, but the movie isn’t about forcing a phony confrontation between him and Mark. — Jesse Hassenger, The Verge, "Welcome to Marwen is Robert Zemeckis’ most revealing movie — and his worst," 20 Dec. 2018 Zuckerberg quickly, and somewhat ridiculously, apologized. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "The controversy over Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on Holocaust denial, explained," 20 July 2018 Boxed gingerbread mix is super Christmas-y and ridiculously easy to bake, which is a win-win in our book. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "This Christmas Trifle Recipe Is the Ultimate Make-Ahead Holiday Dessert," 12 Dec. 2018 For starters, the helmet was ridiculously expensive ($1,200 up front and then another $500 for follow-up doctor’s visits, and insurance coverage for helmets like these is often limited). — Korin Miller, SELF, "My Son, Like Chrissy Teigen’s, Wore a Corrective Helmet as a Baby for a Flat Spot," 4 Dec. 2018 Wearing matching gray sweatsuits and white sneakers, along with beanie hats to protect them from the freezing weather, the mother-daughter looks were ridiculously sweet, and further proof that another reality series should be on the way. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "'Stormi Takes the Snow' Is a Kardashian Spin-Off Waiting to Happen," 9 Dec. 2018 If, however, $90 is too steep for you there’s also a 120GB Kingston SSD selling for the ridiculously low price of $28 right now. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "The 500GB WD Blue SSD, one of our favorite SSDs, is on sale for its lowest price yet," 1 Aug. 2018 On the surface, Plume's new hardware is not just cheap, but ridiculously cheap. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Exclusive: Plume’s new “Superpod” hardware is here—and it’s fast," 12 June 2018

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