different between ludicrous vs ludibund

English

First attested in 1619. From Latin l?dicrus, from l?d? (“play”).

ludicrous (comparative more ludicrous, superlative most ludicrous)

Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.
Amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
- 2014, Paul Doyle, "Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian, 18 October 2014:
  Five minutes later, Southampton tried to mount their first attack, but Wickham sabotaged the move by tripping the rampaging Nathaniel Clyne, prompting the referee, Andre Marriner, to issue a yellow card. 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.

From Latin ludibundus.

ludibund (comparative more ludibund, superlative most ludibund)

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