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"ridiculous" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often laughable (9 letters).
Definitions
inspiring scornful pity
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.
Used in a sentence
“That hairstyle looks ridiculous.”
“It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.”
“You make ridiculous statements a lot, like saying that UFOs are real.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Laughably silly”10 letters
02“Absurd”10 letters
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