ludicrous

ludicrous is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.
2. adjective. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

   "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"

   "ludicrous green hair"

   Synonyms: farcical, ridiculous

3. adjective. incongruous;inviting ridicule

   "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

   "that's a cockeyed idea"

   Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

Synonyms

farcical, ridiculous, absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, nonsensical, preposterous

Common word forms

ludicrously, ludicrousness

Words from these letters

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