deridiculus

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Latin

Etymology

dē- +‎ rīdiculus (laughable, silly)

Pronunciation

Adjective

dērīdiculus (feminine dērīdicula, neuter dērīdiculum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. very laughable, ridiculous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • deridiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deridiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers