Ludicrous
adjective
Something, someone, or a situation that is ridiculous or doesn't make sense.
The idea of flying pigs is ludicrous.
Often appears as...
- ludicrous idea
- ludicrous situation
adjective
Something, someone, or a situation that is ridiculous or doesn't make sense.
The idea of flying pigs is ludicrous.
Often appears as...
- ludicrous idea
- ludicrous situation
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Pro Tip 1/3Humor or Disdain
Used to express scornful amusement or ridicule, often implying something is silly.
Paying to hear someone snore is a ludicrous concept!
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration
Emphasizes how unreasonable something is by overstating it.
A chocolate teapot is a ludicrous invention.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Use
Often used in casual conversation rather than formal settings.
He wore a ludicrous outfit to the party.
Pro Tip 1/3Humor or Disdain
Used to express scornful amusement or ridicule, often implying something is silly.
Paying to hear someone snore is a ludicrous concept!
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration
Emphasizes how unreasonable something is by overstating it.
A chocolate teapot is a ludicrous invention.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Use
Often used in casual conversation rather than formal settings.
He wore a ludicrous outfit to the party.
Pro Tip 1/3Humor or Disdain
Used to express scornful amusement or ridicule, often implying something is silly.
Paying to hear someone snore is a ludicrous concept!
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration
Emphasizes how unreasonable something is by overstating it.
A chocolate teapot is a ludicrous invention.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Use
Often used in casual conversation rather than formal settings.
He wore a ludicrous outfit to the party.
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The Murder of Carmine...
What are you going to do when you get to the country? - Well, I mean, I planted peppers last week. Now I'm going to plant tomatoes. - And this completely phony picture of this mob boss is ludicrous. - You think that had an influence on the federal judge when he held that you were right and the parole commission was wrong? - I think so. I think so. - He thinks a farmer ought to be able to seed, right? - I think so.
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Why some people are more...
that all around the world people are becoming less and less accepting of suffering in ever-widening circles of others, which has led to declines of all kinds of cruelty and violence, from animal abuse to domestic violence to capital punishment. And it's led to increases in all kinds of altruism. A hundred years ago, people would have thought it was ludicrous
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How to tie your shoes PIPE...
as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly. Now I know that seems ludicrous.
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Surviving a nuclear...
Senate about the absolute ludicrous idea that we would actually evacuate and actually have three or four days warning which is completely off the wall turns out that they had another idea behind it even though this is they've telling the public is to save us the idea was that
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An Island On the Brink...
that economic development is directly opposed to environmental conservation we can't conserve the natural world because we need jobs we yes we need to fight climate change but look at the cost we can't afford to do that we're in a recession that's a completely ludicrous
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Abundance is our future...
30 years ago that would have sounded ludicrous. Today we can point at dozens of companies that have done just that. When I think about creating abundance, it's not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility.
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A bold idea to replace...
and you could reverse the process. Now, you might think that this idea is ludicrous and we should not do it, but you cannot deny that it's an idea that is only possible in a world in which direct democracy and software agents are a viable form of participation.
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Robert Ballard:...
put all the resources on the continents. You know, it's just ludicrous. We are always, constantly playing the zero sum game. You know, we're going to do this, we're going to take it away from something else. I believe in just enriching the economy.
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Are athletes really...
with arms that are seven feet long. Not only are NBA players ridiculously tall, they are ludicrously long. Had Leonardo wanted to draw the Vitruvian NBA Player, he would have needed a rectangle and an ellipse, not a circle and a square.
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A guide to collaborative...
where I'm going to tell you that I overcame that obstacle and triumphed. Actually, I'm going to tell you that in a world as complex and interconnected as the one we live in, the idea that one person has the answer is ludicrous.
Video examples
The Murder of Carmine...
What are you going to do when you get to the country? - Well, I mean, I planted peppers last week. Now I'm going to plant tomatoes. - And this completely phony picture of this mob boss is ludicrous. - You think that had an influence on the federal judge when he held that you were right and the parole commission was wrong? - I think so. I think so. - He thinks a farmer ought to be able to seed, right? - I think so.
Video examples
Why some people are more...
that all around the world people are becoming less and less accepting of suffering in ever-widening circles of others, which has led to declines of all kinds of cruelty and violence, from animal abuse to domestic violence to capital punishment. And it's led to increases in all kinds of altruism. A hundred years ago, people would have thought it was ludicrous
Video examples
How to tie your shoes PIPE...
as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly. Now I know that seems ludicrous.
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
Senate about the absolute ludicrous idea that we would actually evacuate and actually have three or four days warning which is completely off the wall turns out that they had another idea behind it even though this is they've telling the public is to save us the idea was that
Video examples
An Island On the Brink...
that economic development is directly opposed to environmental conservation we can't conserve the natural world because we need jobs we yes we need to fight climate change but look at the cost we can't afford to do that we're in a recession that's a completely ludicrous
Video examples
Abundance is our future...
30 years ago that would have sounded ludicrous. Today we can point at dozens of companies that have done just that. When I think about creating abundance, it's not about creating a life of luxury for everybody on this planet; it's about creating a life of possibility.
Video examples
A bold idea to replace...
and you could reverse the process. Now, you might think that this idea is ludicrous and we should not do it, but you cannot deny that it's an idea that is only possible in a world in which direct democracy and software agents are a viable form of participation.
Video examples
Robert Ballard:...
put all the resources on the continents. You know, it's just ludicrous. We are always, constantly playing the zero sum game. You know, we're going to do this, we're going to take it away from something else. I believe in just enriching the economy.
Video examples
Are athletes really...
with arms that are seven feet long. Not only are NBA players ridiculously tall, they are ludicrously long. Had Leonardo wanted to draw the Vitruvian NBA Player, he would have needed a rectangle and an ellipse, not a circle and a square.
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A guide to collaborative...
where I'm going to tell you that I overcame that obstacle and triumphed. Actually, I'm going to tell you that in a world as complex and interconnected as the one we live in, the idea that one person has the answer is ludicrous.
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David Starkey
English Historian
We really should stop taking historical novelists seriously as historians. The idea that they have authority is ludicrous. They are very good at imagining character: that's why the novels sell. They have no authority when it comes to the handling of historical sources. Full stop.
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Maurice Sendak
American Artist
I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
I think one of the gorgeous things about TG is that we will go from something amazingly serious and important and significant in terms of the world and life, and then do something ludicrous and absurd.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
English Comedian
Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous, larger-than-life characters that somehow exist in the real world.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.
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Derren Brown
English Entertainer
It used to frustrate me when I'd get celebrities on my shows and I had to meet them as this ludicrous magician character rather than as myself.
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Chris Hoy
British Driver
It might seem ludicrously simple, but the obvious answer to what to wear on your bike is whatever that helps you enjoy cycling.
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Becky Sauerbrunn
American Athlete
It's almost ludicrous that I'm playing a game and getting paid for it. I'm just going to ride it as long as I can.
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David Sheff
American Author
To try to help somebody who doesn't want to be helped is ludicrous. It doesn't work.
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David Starkey
English Historian
We really should stop taking historical novelists seriously as historians. The idea that they have authority is ludicrous. They are very good at imagining character: that's why the novels sell. They have no authority when it comes to the handling of historical sources. Full stop.
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Maurice Sendak
American Artist
I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
I think one of the gorgeous things about TG is that we will go from something amazingly serious and important and significant in terms of the world and life, and then do something ludicrous and absurd.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
English Comedian
Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous, larger-than-life characters that somehow exist in the real world.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.
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Derren Brown
English Entertainer
It used to frustrate me when I'd get celebrities on my shows and I had to meet them as this ludicrous magician character rather than as myself.
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Chris Hoy
British Driver
It might seem ludicrously simple, but the obvious answer to what to wear on your bike is whatever that helps you enjoy cycling.
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Becky Sauerbrunn
American Athlete
It's almost ludicrous that I'm playing a game and getting paid for it. I'm just going to ride it as long as I can.
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David Sheff
American Author
To try to help somebody who doesn't want to be helped is ludicrous. It doesn't work.
Example 1 of 10
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