Etymology

ridiculous

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Today it means: Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. Full definition →

Latin rīdiculus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrīdiculus“laughable, ridiculous”
  2. English todayridiculous

Borrowed from Latin rīdiculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); Equivalent to ridicule + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latinrīdiculus all →

ridicule

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