ludicrous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
  2. adjective incongruous;inviting ridicule

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

In classic literature

Synonyms

farcical, ridiculous

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