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Definitions for RIDICULOUSLY
ridicu·lous·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterouslyadverb

    so as to arouse or deserve laughter

    "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well"

Wiktionary

  1. ridiculouslyadverb

    In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ridiculouslyadverb

    In a manner worthy of laughter or contempt.

    Etymology: from ridiculous.

    Epicurus’s discourse concerning the original of the world is so ridiculously merry, that the design of his philosophy was pleasure and not instruction. South.

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  1. ridiculously

    Ridiculously is an adverb used to describe something that is absurd, to an extreme or excessive degree, often in a way that is laughable or silly. It can also strongly emphasize the extent or degree of a particular feature, quality, or action.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RIDICULOUSLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RIDICULOUSLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of RIDICULOUSLY in a Sentence

  1. Harry Potter:

    From my point of view, I feel like my parents set a ridiculously high bar for me when I become a parent.

  2. Joesph Petito:

    I don't want to dismiss the ridiculously hard work that the FBI and law enforcement all around did, but social media has been amazing and very influential, to be honest, it should continue for other people too. This same type of heightened awareness should be continued for everyone.

  3. Alexander Sokovikov:

    It just happened that Russia started behaving ridiculously internationally, which gives creative people a lot of substance to work with, if you talk about luck, I was lucky to be in New York when Putin started acting like a dumb f?-?-?k .?.?. when they were looking for people to pass for Russian.

  4. Mel Kiper Jr.:

    A ridiculously stupid move is the way to sum it up ... I think the Colts, a stroke of genius. Maybe it was just because what other teams allowed to happen that they fell into Carson Wentz, and Frank Reich is sitting there saying, ‘Boy, talk about an early Christmas present, or a late Christmas present.’ Whatever you want to talk about, that’s what he got with Carson Wentz.

  5. Debi Thomas:

    I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.

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