ridiculously

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

|Updated on: 31 Jul 2018

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

Recent Examples of ridiculously from the Web

Filled with ridiculously discounted buys that range from the store's affordable in-house label to designer digs from of-the-moment brands like of Rejina Pyo, America’s top go-to retailer truly knows how to throw a discount party.

— refinery29.com, "How To Shop Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale Before Everyone Else," 13 July 2018
The move from black-to-white cinema to color helped — plus a whole lot of blood — but Lee had a long and legendary run as the Count, marked by his furious intensity and ridiculously sharp fangs.

— brian truitt, USA TODAY, "'Hotel Transylvania 3': Ranking the best movie Draculas, from Bela Lugosi to Adam Sandler," 9 July 2018
Neither of them lived in the city, but were more than willing to go ridiculously out of their way to drop me and Spike off there.

— jennifer williams, Fox News, "The Daily Spike: Wine, cheese, puppies and a tow truck," 9 June 2018
Made up of a series of ridiculously luxurious villas, the resort features exclusive dining opportunities, snazzy bars, spas and quite possibly, the best hotel swimming pool in the world.

— jess edwards, Cosmopolitan, "This epic swimming pool in Bali hangs over a 500ft cliff," 12 Jan. 2018
KyleBarraclough’s ridiculously good pitching during the past month didn’t go unnoticed.

— andre c. fernandez, miamiherald, "As trade rumors swirl, Marlins closer Kyle Barraclough named NL’s top reliever in June," 2 July 2018
Skeptics also warn about the dangers of ridiculously high expectations surrounding the summit.

— Fox News, "Reality check on optimism swirling around Trump-Kim summit," 7 June 2018
The ads are ridiculously low budget and not necessarily that persuasive, but air time is cheap in West Virginia and campaign ads are even cheaper under FCC regulations.

— ryan teague beckwith, Time, "West Virginia's Don Blankenship Says He's 'Trumpier Than Trump.' Here's How He Actually Compares," 7 May 2018
But apparently not good enough for Property Valuation Administrator Tony Lindauer, who seemingly has been chafing about a decision by an independent panel last year that set the price of Bevin's home at a ridiculously low $1.6 million.

— joseph gerth, The Courier-Journal, "What's Gov. Matt Bevin hiding upstairs at his Anchorage mansion? Or in the barn?," 27 Apr. 2018

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