ridiculously
adverb
ri·dic·u·lous·ly
rə-ˈdi-kyə-ləs-lē 
: in a ridiculous manner
We walked like that, ridiculously, for several blocks.—
Charis W. Co
: to an extreme and ridiculous extent
Charis W. Coa ridiculously easy question
a ridiculously small apartment
a ridiculously expensive car
I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction. "When I hear you give your reasons," I remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself … "—Arthur Conan Doyle
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Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off.
—Dwight Garner, Saveur, 19 Feb. 2025
Below, our editors gush about the best body oils that’ll make your skin feel and smell ridiculously good.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
Bill Self’s team has been ridiculously consistent through the years.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Ridiculously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridiculously. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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