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US/ˈluː.dɪ.krəs.li/
UK/ˈluː.dɪ.krəs.li/
in a way that is so silly or extreme that it makes people laugh or feel shocked
In context
The tickets were ludicrously expensive, so we watched the concert on television instead.
He behaved ludicrously at the party and embarrassed everyone he knew.
The test was ludicrously easy, and most students finished in ten minutes.
Words that go with ludicrously
adverb + adjective
- ludicrously expensiveThe hotel was ludicrously expensive for what it offered.
- ludicrously cheapThe shirts were ludicrously cheap, so I bought five.
- ludicrously highRents in the city center are ludicrously high.
- ludicrously smallTheir apartment is ludicrously small for a family of four.
- ludicrously easyThe questions were ludicrously easy for advanced students.
verb + adverb
- behave ludicrouslySome fans behave ludicrously when their team loses.