ridiculous

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English word ridiculous comes from Latin rideo, and later Latin ridiculus (Laughable, funny, amusing. Silly, absurd, ridiculous.)

rideo (Latin)

(intransitive) I laugh.. (transitive) I laugh at, ridicule, mock.

Laughable, funny, amusing. Silly, absurd, ridiculous.

ridiculous (English)

Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.

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