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LAUGHABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arousing or provoking laughter
Example:
risible courtroom antics
Synonyms:
amusing; comic; comical; funny; laughable; mirthful; risible
Classified under:
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
Derivation:
laugh (produce laughter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
So unreasonable as to invite derision
Example:
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Synonyms:
absurd; cockeyed; derisory; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous; nonsensical; preposterous; ridiculous
Classified under:
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)