laughable
Americanadjective
adjective
-
producing scorn; ludicrous
he offered me a laughable sum for the picture
-
arousing laughter
Related Words
See funny 1.
Other Word Forms
- laughableness noun
- laughably adverb
Etymology
Origin of laughable
Example Sentences
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One character is so directly blunt, it’s almost laughable.
From Los Angeles Times
That “Crime 101” seeks to position itself as a successor to “Heat” is laughable.
In recent years, before the 2025 movie, Superman has either had two modes: Nearly terrifying in his all-consuming power or laughable.
In several cases, Cesarano said that internet shutdowns saw countries' censorship capabilities "going from nothing, or something laughable, to something very skilled".
From Barron's
Her world had grown so much bigger since then, it was almost laughable now.
From Literature
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