the ludicrous acts of a clown.
SYNONYM(S): laughable, droll, comical.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
crous — chan·crous; lu·di·crous; lu·di·crous·ly; lu·di·crous·ness; na·crous; … English syllables
lu´di|crous|ly — lu|di|crous «LOO duh kruhs», adjective. absurd but amusing; causing derisive laughter; ridiculous: »the ludicrous acts of a clown. SYNONYM(S): laughable, droll, comical. ╂[< Latin lūdicrus (with English ous) < lūdus sport] –lu´di|crous|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
lu|di|crous — «LOO duh kruhs», adjective. absurd but amusing; causing derisive laughter; ridiculous: »the ludicrous acts of a clown. SYNONYM(S): laughable, droll, comical. ╂[< Latin lūdicrus (with English ous) < lūdus sport] –lu´di|crous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
ludicrousness — lu·di·crous·ness … English syllables
lu — ab·lu·tion; ab·so·lu·tion; acel·lu·lar; ace·to·to·lu·i·dide; ac·o·lu·thic; ad·i·po·cel·lu·lose; ad·lu·mia; ad·lu·mi·dine; ad·lu·mine; ad·vo·lu·tion; ae·lu·roid; ae·lu·roi·dea; ae·lu·rop·o·dous; ae·lu·ro·pus; ae·lu·rus; ai·lu·roi·dea;… … English syllables
Ludicrous — Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ludicrously — Ludicrous Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ludicrousness — Ludicrous Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ludicrous — lu•di•crous [[t]ˈlu dɪ krəs[/t]] adj. causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L lūdicer sporting, in fun, der. of lūdicrum amusement, der. of… … From formal English to slang
na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… … English syllables
