a contribution so small as to be laughable.
a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history.
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer.
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous.
how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years.
it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
ludicrous green hair.
that's a cockeyed idea.
the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework.
the wild farcical exuberance of a clown.