Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ridiculous; sportive; wanton.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Sportive; ridiculous; wanton.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
sportive ;wanton - adjective obsolete
ridiculous
Etymologies
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Latin ludibrium mockery, derision, from ludere to play, sport.
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Examples
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I am not unaware that it is to bring a coal from Newcastle to pronounce any critical opinion upon the ludibrious qualities of so antiquated a comedy as this, but, while I am wishful to make every allowance for its having been composed in a period of prehistoric barbarity, I would still hazard the criticism that it does not excite the simpering guffaw with the frequency of such modern standard works as _exempli gratiâ_, _Miss
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. F. Anstey 1895
she commented on the word ludibrious
(obsolete) adj., sportive; ridiculous; wanton. Shares origin of Latin ludere, 'to play' with ludicrous.
July 13, 2008
k.maxfield commented on the word ludibrious
“Apt to be a subject of jest or mockery” – This word describes a person, thing or situation that is likely to be the butt of jokes. Use it when you want to sound justified in poking fun at someone. “How could I resist? He’s just so ludibrious.”
November 30, 2011