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

These ridiculously cute sandals are on sale for just $10 — that’s 75 percent off their typical price. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

One, the reaction to beating Mexico in the last 16 — a nation, lest it be forgotten, who have managed a grand total of two World Cup quarter-finals appearances since 1930 — was ridiculously over the top. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Wireless plans are ridiculously complex, filled with hard-to-understand surcharges, fees, add-ons, and the like. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

None of them would be this devilishly good in something so ridiculously bad. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridiculously

• meticulously