Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ludicrously

/ˈluːdɪkɹəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: lu-di-crous-ly
IPA: /ˈluːdɪkɹəsli/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a ludicrous manner.

Example Sentences

"That authority has been sharpened by the cavalcade of ludicrously rich tech dorks, like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, who have each paid fealty to the man—forming the framework for a deregulatory free-for-all looting reminiscent of mid-’90s Russia."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ludicrous Middle English -ly English -ly English ludicrously From ludicrous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ludicrously (comparative) most ludicrously (superlative)

Synonyms

laughably ridiculously preposterously

Questions

How do you pronounce ludicrously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluːdɪkɹəsli/.
What does ludicrously mean?: In a ludicrous manner.
Where does ludicrously come from?: Etymology tree English ludicrous Middle English -ly English -ly English ludicrously From ludicrous + -ly.

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