ridiculous

adj 1: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and

unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting

on in years"- Dashiell Hammett [syn: {pathetic}, {silly}]

2: so devoid of wisdom or good sense as to be laughable; "the

absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "ask a

nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a

contribution so small as to be derisory"; "it is ludicrous

to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to

turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption

of universal interest in her rather dull children was

ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {derisory}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical},

{preposterous}]

3: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the

wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green

hair" [syn: {farcical}, {ludicrous}]