laughable
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/ˈlaːfəbl̩/
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/ˈlaːfəbl̩/ · /ˈlɑːfəbl̩/(UK) · /ˈlæfəbl̩/(UK) · /ˈlæfəbl̩/(US)
Definition of laughable
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(archaic)Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
“At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.”
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adj
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(archaic)Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
“At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.”
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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.”
““Maybe it made them feel better about their lives that a young prince’s life was laughable. Never mind that my mother didn’t meet Major Hewitt until long after I was born,” he wrote.”
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Etymology
From laugh + -able.
Words you can make from laughable
116 playable · top: HAULAGE (11 pts)
Best play haulage 11 points6-letter words
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19 words4-letter words
38 words- BLAH 9 pts
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3-letter words
38 words- BAH 8 pts
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2-letter words
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