ridiculous

Adjektivhäufig in Dialogen

Vereinigte Staaten//ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs//
Kanada//ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs//
Kanada//ɹiːˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs//
//ɹɪˈdɪk.ləs//

Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

Adjektiv

1
Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
That hairstyle looks ridiculous.
It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.
You make ridiculous statements a lot, like saying that UFOs are real.
All the characters he has imitated are of the heroic kind, excepting only one ridiculous perſonage, that he has but once exhibited, I mean Therʃites.
2
umgangssprachlichAstonishing, extreme, unbelievable.
In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.
Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.

Herkunft

Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.

Formen

Komparativ: more ridiculous
Superlativ: most ridiculous

ridge · The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting…Ridge · A village in Hertsmere district, Hertfordshire, England,…ridicule · To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through…

ridiculous · Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

ridiculously · In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing…riding · A path cut through woodland.Riding · A surname.

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