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RIDICULOUSLY
laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterously
(adverb) so as to arouse or deserve laughter; “her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ridiculously (comparative more ridiculously, superlative most ridiculously)
In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.
Source: Wiktionary
RIDICULOUS
Ri*dic"u*lous, a. Etym: [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. 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.
2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [r.] [It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. Shak.
Syn.
– Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd; preposterous. See Ludicrous. --- Ri*dic"u*lous*ly, adv.
– Ri*dic"u*lous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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