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say it: LOO-duh-kruhs
ludicrous is an adjective meaning "broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce". It is pronounced /ˈludəkɹəs/ — LOO-duh-kruhs. It carries 2 recorded senses.
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
“the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”
“ludicrous green hair”
so unreasonable as to invite derision
“the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
“that's a cockeyed idea”
“ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer”
“a contribution so small as to be laughable”
“it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion”
“a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history”
“her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ludicrous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.