ridiculous


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]