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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous.
He regretted his ludicrous attempt at poetry and turned his attention back to journalism .- synonyms:
- cockamamie, farcical, laughable, ridiculous
- similar words:
- absurd, asinine, crazy, idiotic, implausible, nonsensical, preposterous, untenable
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| related words: |
amusing, inane, zany |
| derivations: |
ludicrously (adv.), ludicrousness (n.) |
The word ludicrous
contains the following parts:
lud, lus
Latin
root
that means to play
  Example words:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, atrocious, carnivorous, curious, delicious, enormous, ferocious, generous, gracious, inconspicuous, intravenous, joyous, malicious, poisonous, porous, precious, spacious, unanimous, vicious
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