ridiculous (
http://definr.com/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: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "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 laughable"; "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,
laughable,
ludicrous,
nonsensical,
preposterous]
3: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the
wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green
hair" [syn:
farcical,
ludicrous]