en:absurd • cockeyed • derisory • idiotic • laughable • ludicrous • nonsensical • preposterous • ridiculous^en

• adj.
  ⦿so unreasonable as to invite derision
  lexical concept
• a contribution so small as to be laughable
• a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
• ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
• her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
• it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
• that's a cockeyed idea
• the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

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