Meaning & Definition of Ridiculous in English

1. Inspiring scornful pity

• "How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- dashiell hammett

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"

3. Broadly or extravagantly humorous

• Resembling farce

• "The wild farcical exuberance of a clown"

• "Ludicrous green hair"