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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Car thefts have been on the rise in recent years due to a couple of factors: TikTokers discovered Kias were ridiculously easy to steal and budding thieves found a way to hack modern keyless entry technology.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
But financial schemes that once seemed clever now seem ridiculously obvious and detectable and, in that regard, almost irrational.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
But financial schemes that once seemed clever now seem ridiculously obvious and detectable and, in that regard, almost irrational.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Ridiculously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridiculously. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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