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Adjective: ludicrous  loo-du-krus
  1. So unreasonable as to invite derision
    "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion";
    - absurd, cockeyed [informal], derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, ridic [informal], derisible
     
  2. Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
    "ludicrous green hair";
    - farcical, ridiculous, ridic [informal]

See also: crackpot [informal], crazy [informal], daft [Brit, informal], dumb, foolish, half-baked [informal], humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], imbecile, imbecilic, moronic [informal], nutty [informal], screwball [informal], softheaded, stupid, wiggy [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Ludicrous