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Ridiculous Rɪˈdɪkjələs Adjective Bre I Hat Pay T Shirt

Word ridiculous
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / rɪˈdɪkjələs / NAmE / rɪˈdɪkjələs /
Example
  • i look ridiculous in this hat.
  • don't be ridiculous! you can't pay £50 for a t-shirt!
  • it was ridiculous that this should be so difficult to say.
  • they ate and drank a ridiculous amount.
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ridiculous

(adjective)BrE / rɪˈdɪkjələs / NAmE / rɪˈdɪkjələs /
  1. very silly or unreasonable
    • synonym absurd
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absurd
    • I look ridiculous in this hat.
    • Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt!
    • It was ridiculous that this should be so difficult to say.
    • They ate and drank a ridiculous amount.

    Extra Examples

    • The whole idea was patently ridiculous.
    • The whole situation appealed to her sense of the ridiculous.
    • This is getting ridiculous!
    • Don’t be so ridiculous!
    • It’s ridiculous to suggest that she was involved in anything illegal.
    • That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.
    • You look ridiculous in that hat!

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: from Latin ridiculosus, from ridiculus ‘laughable’, from ridere ‘to laugh’.
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