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

How do programs strike the right balance between not jumping into those conversations ridiculously early while also not arriving at the party too late? —Antonio Morales, New York Times, 28 May 2026

Credit reports with credit scores have become ridiculously expensive. —Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 28 May 2026

In this context, the roofs appear ridiculously small. —New Atlas, 26 May 2026

But here’s where the plotting turns ridiculously tidy. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously