| slovo | definícia |
ridiculous
(mass) | ridiculous
- smiešny, smiešny |
ridiculous
(encz) | ridiculous,směšný |
Ridiculous
(gcide) | Ridiculous \Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr.
ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]
1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy
of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or
behavior.
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Agricola, discerning that those little targets and
unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become
ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded
three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to
handy strokes. --Milton.
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2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.]
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[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. --Shak.
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Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd;
preposterous. See Ludicrous.
[1913 Webster] --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
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ridiculous
(wn) | 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,
ridiculous, silly]
2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the
dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "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, cockeyed, derisory,
idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical,
preposterous, ridiculous]
3: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the
wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
[syn: farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
ridiculously
(encz) | ridiculously,směšně adv: luke |
ridiculousness
(encz) | ridiculousness,směšnost luke |
farcical ludicrous ridiculous
(gcide) | humourous \humourous\ adj.
same as humorous; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower
terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ;
{boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish,
zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll,
waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical,
ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious
; jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking; {merry,
mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic,
tragicomical ; killing, sidesplitting] Also See:
pleasing.
Syn: humorous.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Ridiculous
(gcide) | Ridiculous \Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr.
ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]
1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy
of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or
behavior.
[1913 Webster]
Agricola, discerning that those little targets and
unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become
ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded
three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to
handy strokes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd;
preposterous. See Ludicrous.
[1913 Webster] --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
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Ridiculously
(gcide) | Ridiculous \Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr.
ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]
1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy
of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or
behavior.
[1913 Webster]
Agricola, discerning that those little targets and
unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become
ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded
three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to
handy strokes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd;
preposterous. See Ludicrous.
[1913 Webster] --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
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Ridiculousness
(gcide) | Ridiculous \Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr.
ridere to laigh. Cf. Risible.]
1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy
of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or
behavior.
[1913 Webster]
Agricola, discerning that those little targets and
unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become
ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded
three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to
handy strokes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
[It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd;
preposterous. See Ludicrous.
[1913 Webster] --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
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Unridiculous
(gcide) | Unridiculous \Unridiculous\
See ridiculous. |
ridiculously
(wn) | ridiculously
adv 1: so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was
laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn:
laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously,
preposterously] |
ridiculousness
(wn) | ridiculousness
n 1: a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn:
absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness] |
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