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laughable - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'laughable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Laughable [ a.]
- Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

Meaning of 'laughable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . laughable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- arousing or provoking laughter
Example in sentence:
  • a comic hat;
  • a comical look of surprise;
  • a mirthful experience;
  • a very funny writer;
  • an amusing fellow;
  • an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls;
  • funny stories that made everybody laugh;
  • it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much;
  • risible courtroom antics
Meaning (2):
- so unreasonable as to invite derision
Example in sentence:
  • a contribution so small as to be laughable;
  • a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history;
  • ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer;
  • her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous;
  • it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion;
  • that's a cockeyed idea;
  • the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework

Nearby Words:

laud laudability laudable laudableness laudably laudanine laudanum laudation laudative laudator

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