Ludicrous

Adjective

 * 1) Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.
 * He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.

Synonyms

 * laughable, ridiculous

Adverbs for Ludicrous
immoderately; grotesquely;  fantastically; curiously;  uproariously;   extravagantly; monstrously; whimsically; quaintly; outlandishly; eccentrically; preposterously; drolly; contemptibly; decisively; strangely; irresistibly; inconceivably; amazingly; intensely; unexpectedly; marvellously; inordinately.

Thesaurus
absurd, amusing, antic, beyond belief, bizarre, cockamamie, comic, comical, crazy, droll, eccentric, extravagant, fantastic, farcical, foolish, funny, grotesque, high-flown, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, incredible, laughable, monstrous, nonsensical, outrageous, outre, poppycockish, preposterous, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rich, ridiculous, risible, screaming, silly, weird, whimsical, wild, witty

Etymology
First attested in 1619. From ludicrus: < ludo:.

Translations

 * Catalan: ridícul
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מגוחך
 * Hungarian: nevetséges
 * Italian:


 * Polish: idiotyczny, niedorzeczny, absurdalny,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: löjlig, skrattretande, absurd

Related terms

 * idiotic or unthinkable
 * ludicrously
 * ludicrousness