- ludicrously
- adverb see ludicrous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ludicrously
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ludicrously — adv. Ludicrously is used with these adjectives: ↑expensive … Collocations dictionary
ludicrously — ludicrous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ absurd; ridiculous. DERIVATIVES ludicrously adverb ludicrousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ludicrus, probably from ludicrum stage play … English terms dictionary
Ludicrously — Ludicrous Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ludicrously — See ludicrous. * * * … Universalium
ludicrously — adverb In a ludicrous manner … Wiktionary
ludicrously — adv. absurdly, ridiculously … English contemporary dictionary
ludicrously — lu·di·crous·ly … English syllables
ludicrously — See: ludicrous … English dictionary
ludicrously — adverb so as to arouse or deserve laughter her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well • Syn: ↑laughably, ↑ridiculously, ↑preposterously • Derived from adjective: ↑ludicrous, ↑ridiculous ( … Useful english dictionary
ludicrous — ludicrously, adv. ludicrousness, n. /looh di kreuhs/, adj. causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency. [1610 20; < L ludicrus sportive, equiv. to ludicr(um) a show … Universalium
