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In some senses, laughable is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
laughable
UK /ˈlɑːfəbl̩/ US /ˈlaːfəbl̩/
adj 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
ancient, sublime
VERB + LAUGHABLE
become, house, seem, teach
LAUGHABLE + NOUN
argument, caricature, fault, incident, prostitutes, self-delusion, west
PREP.
in, than
ADV.
only
Definitions
adj
1
Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.
2
Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody.
“Maybe it made them feel better about their lives that a young prince’s life was laughable. Never mind that my mother didn’t meet Major Hewitt until long after I was born,” he wrote.
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At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.
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It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is
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“Maybe it made them feel better about their lives that a young prince’s life was laughable. Never mind that my mother didn’t meet Major Hewitt until long after I was born,” he wrote.
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The idea that he is going to make a speech is laughable.
Tatoeba · #7205905
Laughter is the only cure against vanity, and vanity is the only laughable fault.
Tatoeba · #42487006
You're going to teach me? That's laughable!
Tatoeba · #806123Usage Notes
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