Definitions for RIDICULOUSLY
ridicu·lous·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. laughably, ridiculously, ludicrously, preposterouslyadverb

   so as to arouse or deserve laughter

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ridiculouslyadverb

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to pronounce RIDICULOUSLY?

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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. Milan Kundera:

   We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration.

2. 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.

3. Arjun Divecha:

   Russian energy companies are ridiculously cheap.

4. Frank Moore Colby:

   Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good who are not criminal and all are wise who are not ridiculously otherwise.

5. Christine Pittman:

   I wondered if I could build a big sandwich out of a flat of attached rolls, and then slice them into individual portions afterwards, it turns out that yes, I could, and that it's a ridiculously quick and easy thing to do.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RIDICULOUSLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ridiculously
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RIDICULOUSLY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=RIDICULOUSLY