Example : How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years.

Synonyms : pathetic, silly

Example : The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework.
That's a cockeyed idea.
Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer.
A contribution so small as to be laughable.
It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history.
Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous.

Synonyms : absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous

Example : The wild farcical exuberance of a clown.
Ludicrous green hair.

Synonyms : farcical, ludicrous