Laughable
//ˈlaːfəbl̩// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Fitted to excite laughter; humorous. archaic
"At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred."
- 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 arousing or provoking laughter wordnet
- 2 so unreasonable as to invite derision wordnet
Example
More examples"The idea that he is going to make a speech is laughable."
Etymology
From laugh + -able.
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