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English Dictionary: laughable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for laughable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laughable adj 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" Synonym(s): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous 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" Synonym(s): amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laughable \Laugh"able\, a. Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable* story; a laughable scene. Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and {Ludicrous}. -- {Laugh"ableness}, n. -- {Laugh"a*bly}, adv.