Etymology

ludicrous

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Today it means: Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd. Full definition →

Latin lūdicrus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromlūdicrus
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromlūdicrus
  3. English todayludicrous

Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

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