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laughable

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laugh·a·ble  (lf-bl, läf-)
adj.
Causing or deserving laughter or derision.

laugha·ble·ness n.
laugha·bly adv.

laughable
Adjective
ridiculous because so obviously inadequate or unsuccessful
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.laughablelaughable - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
2.laughable - arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

laughable
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Spanish laughable [ˈlɑːfəbl] adjridículo
French laughable [ˈlɑːfəbl] adjrisible, ridicule
German laughable [ˈlɑːfəbl] laugh adjlächerlich, lachhaft
Italian laughable [ˈlɑːfəbl] adjridicolo/a

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And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.
He will cry, certainly, and weep--but he is laughable even when weeping!
In fact, there was a certain curious Puritanism about her, a Puritanism which found a startlingly incongruous and almost laughable expression in the Scripture almanac which hung on the wall at the end of her bed, and the Bible, and two or three Sunday-school stories which, with a copy of "Jane Eyre," were the only books that lay upon the circular mahogany table.
 
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