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

The oversized fit looks ridiculously comfortable and very cool, but that dark indigo wash (so chic) keeps them from feeling too casual. —Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026

Vegan leather pants also stood out because of their ridiculously steep markdowns ($55 seems almost too good to be true). —Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026

Soda slushies are ridiculously easy to make in the Frost and require just 1 liter of soda and the Slushie mode. —Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026

Roasting brings out the shrimp's natural sweetness, and the two homemade sauces are ridiculously simple. —Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously