Ridiculously
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Ridiculously is an adverb meaning In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.
Meaning
In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.
More Meanings
- (degree) extremely; very
Example Sentences
`I was with the ballet back home, but the money was ridiculously low.'
From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied.
Thus, after eighteen months of fantastic and ruinous warfare, the companies had come to their senses and agreed to do what they might have done at the start; the only gainers were the passengers who had been carried at ridiculously uneconomic fares.
Synonyms for ridiculously
Depending on context, synonyms include ludicrously, preposterously, laughably.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include laughably, ludicrously, preposterously, laughable, ridicule, absurdly.
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