RIDICULOUS

(adj.) inspiring scornful pity
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"
synonyms : pathetic , silly
He looked pathetic in his shabby trousers and dirty shirt. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
"the wild farcical exuberance of a clown", "ludicrous green hair"
synonyms : farcical , ludicrous
(adj.) incongruous;inviting ridicule
"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework", "that's a cockeyed idea", "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer", "a contribution so small as to be laughable", "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion", "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history", "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
synonyms : absurd , cockeyed , derisory , idiotic , laughable , ludicrous , nonsensical , preposterous

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