ridiculous
adj.adj. very silly or stupid in a way that makes you want to laugh. You use this when something makes no sense or is completely unfair.
adj. deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd. Often used to express strong disapproval of an unreasonable situation or price.
It is ridiculous to pay ten dollars for a bottle of water.
The meeting was delayed for two hours because of a ridiculous argument over who should sit where.
While the premise of the play seemed ridiculous at first, the actors performed with such sincerity that the audience eventually accepted the surreal logic of the plot.
Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.
Commonly used as a predicative adjective after 'be' or 'look'.
It is a ridiculousness ideaIt is a ridiculous ideaLearners sometimes confuse the adjective 'ridiculous' with the noun 'ridiculousness'.