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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost ludicrous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearly absurd or ridiculous, often in a humorous or exaggerated context.
Example: "The idea that we could finish the project in one day was almost ludicrous given the amount of work involved."
Alternatives: "nearly ridiculous" or "practically absurd".
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Faces full of future, of almost ludicrous promise.
Linking tenancy and truancy "is almost ludicrous," he added.
Some inclusions seem almost ludicrous, given certain rather obvious absences.
"Breaking Bad" contains extreme violence, including almost ludicrous gun violence and violence against children.
In that context, it seems almost ludicrous to go on a federally financed spending binge.
There are those houses, like Griff, which have been transformed to an almost ludicrous extent in their new incarnation.
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To many people in the West, the statement was ludicrous, almost laughable if it weren't so incendiary.
The most ludicrous part (almost deserving of the Worst Political Theater award on its own) was when some right-wingers tried to stage a "spontaneous" protest by young voters.
"Combining Piers Morgan with the word "embarrassment" is almost as ludicrous as doing so with "humility"- or for that matter "talent"...," says Simon Adelman.
It sounds almost too ludicrous to believe anyone would advance such a notion, yet it's all over the intertubes today.
And Ms. Theron, attempting a spunky Southern spitfire, nearly sprains her tongue on an accent almost as ludicrous as Mr. Smith's.
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