Main entry: ridiculous, pathetic, silly
Definition: inspiring scornful pity
Usage: how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett
Main entry: ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical
Definition: broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
Usage: the wild farcical exuberance of a clown; ludicrous green hair
Main entry: absurd, derisory, cockeyed, idiotic, ludicrous, laughable, preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical
Definition: incongruous;inviting ridicule
Usage: 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