adv
Meaning 1
In a ludicrous manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ludicrously
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adverb
Meaning 2
so as to arouse or deserve laughter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: laughably, ridiculously, preposterously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ludicrous Middle English -ly English -ly English ludicrously From ludicrous + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: naurettavasti — Translations
- Finnish: älyttömästi — Translations
- Finnish: huvittavasti — Translations
- Finnish: järjettömästi — Translations
- French: ridiculement — Translations
- French: grotesquement — Translations
- Polish: bezsensownie — Translations