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# ridiculous

adjective (ridiculous, more ridiculous, most ridiculous); adverb (ridiculously)

«ridiculous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very silly or unreasonable, so that people may laugh at it: «a ridiculous hat». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#m1)
2. (informal) Extreme; amazing: «The price was ridiculous.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In Alice in Wonderland, almost everything is ridiculous — a Caucus-race where everyone wins, a trial where the sentence comes first. In The Wind in the Willows, Toad's boasting is ridiculous. In maths, a ridiculous answer (like a child 50 metres tall) tells you to check your working — always ask «does this answer make sense?».

### Examples

- That's a ridiculous excuse! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x1)
- Toad looked ridiculous in the washerwoman's bonnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x2)
- «Sentence first — verdict afterwards!» said the Queen. «Stuff and nonsense!» said Alice, because it was ridiculous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x3)
- The shoes were ridiculously expensive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x4)
- If your answer says a cat weighs 400 kg, it's ridiculous — check it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x5)
- He wore a ridiculous hat with a feather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x6)
- "What a ridiculous little shoot!" said one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: ridiculous starts with «rid-», not «red-» (from ridicule). Similar: absurd, silly, ludicrous.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ridiculous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ridiculous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ridiculous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ridiculous.html) on Mova free.