ludicrous

Etymology

First attested in 1619. From Latin lūdicrus, from lūdō (“play”).

adj

1. Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
   He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
   […] That was a lone blemish on an otherwise tidy start by Poyet’s team – until, that is, the 12th minute, when Vergini produced a candidate for the most ludicrous own goal in Premier League history. 18 October 2014, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian
   The government responds to such news with its usual ludicrous evasions: “I don’t deny there are costs to a decision like Brexit,” said Jeremy Hunt in November, “but there are also opportunities, and you have to see it in the round.” 2023-01-01, John Harris, quoting Jeremy Hunt, “The wreckage of Brexit is all around us. How long can our politicians indulge in denial?”, in The Guardian