Antonyms for ludicrously
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : loo-di-kruhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu dɪ krəs |
Definition of ludicrously
Origin :- 1610s, "pertaining to play or sport," from Latin ludicrus, from ludicrum "a sport, game, toy, source of amusement, joke," from ludere "to play," which, with Latin ludus "a game, play," perhaps is from Etruscan, or perhaps from PIE root *leid- "to play." Sense of "ridiculous" is attested from 1782. Related: Ludicrously; ludicrousness.
- As in madly : adj wildly, fiercely
- As in humorously : adv comically
- As in ridiculously : adv absurdly
- I fear that the greenness of our argument will ludicrously contrast with the ripeness of our ages.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- The same recoil struck her and she ludicrously cocked an eye.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Malcolm's doctrine of honesty in horse-dealing was to him ludicrously new.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
- The thing was ludicrously unfinished and he was making an ass of himself.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- The glance he bent on Scorrier was ludicrously prescient of suffering.
- Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy
- One of their practices with the dead was ludicrously horrible.
- Extract from : « The Cannibal Islands » by R.M. Ballantyne
- The diplomats more and more confused,—some of them ludicrously so.
- Extract from : « Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 » by Adam Gurowski
- And he swelled his lean body and strutted, ludicrously martial.
- Extract from : « The Proud Prince » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- Pictorially they are nearly always failures, and often ludicrously so.
- Extract from : « Printers' Marks » by William Roberts
- But this is ludicrously trifling with the time of my readers.
- Extract from : « The Round Towers of Ireland » by Henry O'Brien
Synonyms for ludicrously
- absurdly
- amusingly
- comically
- crazily
- deliriously
- dementedly
- desperately
- devotedly
- distractedly
- energetically
- exceedingly
- excessively
- excitedly
- extremely
- facetiously
- foolishly
- frantically
- frenziedly
- furiously
- hard
- hastily
- humorously
- hurriedly
- hysterically
- inanely
- insanely
- intensely
- ironically
- irrationally
- jocosely
- jokingly
- jovially
- laughably
- like mad
- ludicrously
- merrily
- mirthfully
- nonsensically
- passionately
- playfully
- preposterously
- psychotically
- quickly
- rabidly
- rapidly
- rashly
- recklessly
- ridiculously
- satirically
- senselessly
- something fierce
- speedily
- stormily
- to distraction
- tumultously/tumultuously
- turbulently
- unreasonably
- violently
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