ridiculous

a. ஏளனமான, நகையாடத்தக்க, முட்டாள்தனமான, பொருத்தமற்ற.

Synonyms

laughable ludicrous droll contemptible preposterous absurd grotesque trifling trivial

Antonyms

serious grave important weighty considerable venerable imposing majestic

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.

ridiculous - Similar Words

ridiculosity veridicous stridulous rigidulous radiculose periculous pediculous ridicule iridious vermiculous