Ridiculous
Ri*dic"u*lous
(?), a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr. ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.] 1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or behavior.[1913 Webster]
Agricola, discerning that those little targets and unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to handy strokes.Milton.
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2. Involving or expressing ridicule.
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[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling.Shak.
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Syn. -- Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd; preposterous. See Ludicrous.
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--- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly,
adv. -- Ri*dic"u*lous*ness,
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