how to pronounce ridiculous
/ɹɪˈdɪkjələs/
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ridiculous is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of ridiculous in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… a teenager so the ridiculous story goes …”
meanings of ridiculous
adjective:
- Astonishing; unbelievable.
- Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
ridiculous frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word ridiculous occurs in english on average 31.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics ridiculous can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ridiculous can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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