used as combining form of L. lūdicrus LUDICROUS, in the sense ‘ludicrous and…,’ as ludicro-pathetic, -serious, -splenetic.
1751. J. Brown, Shaftesb. Charac., 242. The 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. 607. A ludicro-splenetic copy of verses.
1828. Westm. Rev., IX. 432. The ludicro-pathetic effect resulting from … levity and feeling in the character of the lower Irish.
