English to English adjective
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Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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incongruous;inviting ridicule | | Example: 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 chil
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arousing or provoking laughter | | Example: 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
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