(lūdicer)

  • 1Ludicrous — Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous… …

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  • 2Ludicrously — Ludicrous Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same… …

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  • 3Ludicrousness — Ludicrous Lu di*crous, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus play, sport, fr. ludere to play.] 1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive. Broome. [1913 Webster] A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same… …

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  • 4ludicrous — lu•di•crous [[t]ˈlu dɪ krəs[/t]] adj. causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L lūdicer sporting, in fun, der. of lūdicrum amusement, der. of… …

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  • 5recreation — Recreation, Laxamentum, Oblectamentum, Animorum remissio, Oblectatio. Petite recreation, et relaiz d estude et de choses graves, Auocamentum. Recreation d enfans, Lusus, huius lusus. Recreation qu on donne à un autre, Iucunditas. Prendre… …

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