English

Adjective

laughable ‎(comparative more laughable, superlative most laughable)

1. Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
2. Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
   • 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the title of the work):

     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.

Synonyms

• droll, ludicrous, mirthful, comical, risible

Derived terms

• laughableness
• laughably

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