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Webster 1913 Edition
Ludicrous
Lu′di-crous
,Adj.
[L.
ludicrus
, or ludicer
, from ludus
play, sport, fr. ludere
to play.] 1.
Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.
Broome.
Lu′di-crous-ly
, adv.
Lu′di-crous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ludicrous
LU'DICROUS
,Adj.
Sportive; burlesque; adapted to raise laughter, without scorn or contempt. Ludicrous differs from ridiculous; the latter implying contempt or derision.
Plutarch quotes this instance of Homer's judgment, in closing a ludicrous scene with decency and instruction.