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Word entry · 9 letters

ludicrous

Best crossword clue

"Farcically foolish"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cdilorsuuStarts with LEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

Used in a sentence

  • He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
  • […] That was a lone blemish on an otherwise tidy start by Poyet’s team – until, that is, the 12th minute, when Vergini produced a candidate for the most ludicrous own goal in Premier League history.

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