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ridiculous

adj
/ɹɪˈdɪk.jʊ.ləs/CA/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/US/ɹɪˈdɪk.ləs/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from rīdiculus

Definitions

  1. Deserving of ridicule

    Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.

    • That hairstyle looks ridiculous.
    • It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.
    • You make ridiculous statements a lot, like saying that UFOs are real.

  2. Astonishing, extreme, unbelievable.

    • In a ridiculous feat of engineering, the team can calculate the difference in arrival time to within one-tenth of a nanosecond.
    • Gaines is a classic motor player with a low center of gravity and ridiculous strength.

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Derived

nonridiculous, ridic, ridiculously, ridiculousness, unridiculous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ridiculous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01ridiculous02astonishing03astonishment04physical05matter06concern07worry08mind09rational10absurd

A definitional loop anchored at ridiculous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at ridiculous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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