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ludicrously

/ˈɫudəkɹəsɫi/ adv C1 ✓

In a ludicrous manner.

Word Origin From Latin ludus 'play, game' — ludicrous originally meant 'playful, sportive', but evolved to mean 'ridiculously absurd'. Ludicrously is the adverb. The same root gives us allude (play at, refer to), delude (play false, deceive), elude (play away, escape), and prelude (play before). Even illusion is from 'in-play'.

adv In a ludicrous manner. C1 ✓

The politician's proposal was ludicrously impractical and drew widespread criticism.

(副词) 荒唐地；荒谬地；可笑地；滑稽地

这位政治家的提议荒唐得不切实际，引起了广泛批评。

(adverbio) ridículamente; absurdamente; esperpénticamente [De manera ridícula.]

La propuesta del político era ridículamente impráctica y recibió críticas generalizadas.

(adverbe) ridiculement; absurdement; burlesquement; grotesquement [De manière ridicule et absurde au point d'en être risible.]

La proposition du politicien était **d'une absurdité grotesque** (*ludicrously*) et a suscité une critique générale.

(Adverb) lächerlich; absurd; grotesk [Auf eine Weise, die absurd, lächerlich oder völlig unvernünftig wirkt.]

Der Vorschlag des Politikers war **ludicrously** unpraktisch und stieß auf breite Kritik.

(副詞) ばかばかしいほどに、滑稽なほどに。

その政治家の提案はばかばかしいほど非現実的で、広く批判を浴びた。

(advérbio) ridiculamente; absurdamente; grotescamente [De maneira ridícula ou absurda.]

A proposta do político era absurdamente impraticável e atraiu críticas generalizadas.

Synonyms: absurdly ridiculously preposterously laughably farcically nonsensically foolishly comically Antonyms: sensibly reasonably logically seriously
Word parts: ludicrous + ly

Common collocations

be verb of prep with prep to prep have verb out adv inadequate adj

Related words

illusory elusive

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