Meaning & use
ludicrous
So obviously absurd, unreasonable, or ridiculous that it invites laughter or disbelief.
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It seemed ludicrous that the meeting had been rescheduled four times in a single week.
He made the ludicrous claim that he had never once been late to work.
A note on using this word
Ludicrous is stronger than silly; it suggests something so far-fetched that it is almost laughable.
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