LAUGHABLE
\lˈafəbə͡l], \lˈafəbəl], \l_ˈa_f_ə_b_əl]\
Definitions of LAUGHABLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
By Princeton University
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Funny; mirth provoking; causing amusement; ridiculous.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Fitted to cause laughter: ludicrous.
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LAUGHABLENESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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Fitted to cause laughter; ridiculous.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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