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

This sounds so ridiculously fun. —Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026

There's incredible demand to live there, and, after years of ridiculously low levels of building, there's a deep scarcity of housing. —Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026

The cap-sleeve top and wide-leg pants combo is sleek, flattering, and ridiculously easy to style with your favorite sneakers. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026

This evening, tonight, is ridiculously positive. —Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously