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ridiculous

[ri-dik-yuh-luhs] / rɪˈdɪk yə ləs /


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No one can read without delight Norman’s exposure of the pursuit of money, power and fame—which is flawed only when misdirected and ridiculous only when denied.

From The Wall Street Journal

The article included Nick’s “amused but firm” aside: “I never liked him saying that. It’s just a rhyme, arbitrary and ridiculous.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The musician described the lack of a national screening programme as "absolutely ridiculous".

From BBC

“The comments have been absolutely ridiculous,” Vega noted.

From MarketWatch

“Cold Comfort Farm” is a sublimely ridiculous novel about the Starkadders, a rural English family with winter in their hearts and Thomas Hardy in their bones.

From The Wall Street Journal