different between laughably vs laughable
laughably
English
Etymology
laughable +? -ly
Adverb
laughably (not comparable)
- In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
laughably From the web:
laughable
English
Etymology
From laugh +? -able.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?la?f?bl?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?l??f?bl?/, /?læf?bl?/
- (US) enPR: ?l?f?bl?, IPA(key): /?læf?bl?/
Adjective
laughable (comparative more laughable, superlative most laughable)
- (now rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 91:
- At this our first dinner at the Government House a very laughable incident occurred.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 91:
- Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
Synonyms
- droll, ludicrous, mirthful, comical, risible, ridiculous
Derived terms
- laughableness
- laughably
Translations
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