1751 J. Brown Shaftesb.Charac. 242The ambiguous expression, and the ludicro-serious of the gentle essayist, perfectly secure him from the rough handling of the logical disputer.
1813 Coleridge Lett. (1895) II. 607A ludicro-splenetic copy of verses.
1828 Westm. Rev. IX. 432The ludicro-pathetic effect resulting from..levity and feeling in the character of the lower Irish.
ORIGIN: formed as ludicrous : see -o- .
ludicro-
combining form
Etymology: Latin ludicrus + English -o-
: ludicrous and
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