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Meaning of ridiculous

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ridiculous
      adj 1: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and
             unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on
             in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic},
             {ridiculous}, {silly}]
      2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the
         dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a
         nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a
         contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous
         to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn
         back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of
         universal interest in her rather dull children was
         ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed}, {derisory},
         {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical},
         {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
      3: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the
         wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
         [syn: {farcical}, {ludicrous}, {ridiculous}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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