producing scorn; ludicrous: he offered me a laughable sum for the picture arousing laughter
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laugh•a•ble /ˈlæfəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- causing laughter;
funny;
amusing.
laugh•a•ble
(laf′ə bəl, lä′fə-),USA pronunciation adj.
laugh′a•ble•ness, n.
laugh′a•bly, adv.
- such as to cause laughter;
funny;
amusing;
ludicrous.
- laugh + -able 1590–1600
laugh′a•bly, adv.
- humorous, droll, comical, farcical, ridiculous; risible. See funny.
- sad, melancholy.
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