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Laughable

//ˈlaːfəbl̩// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. archaic

    "At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred."

  2. 2
    Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

    "It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody."

Adjective
  1. 1
    arousing or provoking laughter wordnet
  2. 2
    so unreasonable as to invite derision wordnet

Etymology

From laugh + -able.

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