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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRidiculously
/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To an extreme or excessive degree.
"The prices at that restaurant are ridiculously high." - 2
In a manner that is absurdly or laughably unreasonable.
"She was ridiculously happy after receiving the good news."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'ridiculously' is derived from the adjective 'ridiculous', which comes from the Latin 'ridiculus', meaning 'laughable'. The term evolved in the late 16th century to describe something that provokes laughter or is absurd.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ridiculously" is said worldwide
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ridiculement
Transliteration: ridikülmã
"Elle était ridiculement heureuse après avoir reçu la bonne nouvelle."
lächerlicherweise
Transliteration: lɛçəʁlɪçkaɪ̯zə
"Die Preise in diesem Restaurant sind lächerlicherweise hoch."
ridicolosamente
Transliteration: ridikolozamente
"Era ridicolosamente felice dopo aver ricevuto la buona notizia."
ridículamente
Transliteration: riˈðikula̟mente
"Ella estaba ridículamente feliz después de recibir las buenas noticias."
ridiculamente
Transliteration: ʁidikuˈlɐ̃mẽtʃi
"Ela estava ridiculamente feliz após receber as boas notícias."
बेतुके तरीके से
Transliteration: betuke tarike se
"वह अच्छी खबर सुनकर बेतुके तरीके से खुश थी।"
荒谬地
Transliteration: huāngmiù de
"她听到好消息后荒谬地高兴。"
우스꽝스럽게
Transliteration: usgwanseureopge
"그녀는 좋은 소식을 듣고 우스꽝스럽게 행복했다."
ばかげて
Transliteration: bakagete
"彼女は良いニュースを聞いてばかげて幸せだった。"
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