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laughably

laughably adverb: in a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.

Adverb

laughably (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
    • From Crewe, of course, the ten-coach load of 347/370 tons was a laughably easy proposition for the two engines, between them in effect making up Class "11" power, and they fairly romped away with the train.1959 October, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 477

Origin of laughably

From laughable + -ly.

Questions about laughably

What does laughably mean?
Laughably means in a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
What part of speech is laughably?
Laughably is an adverb.

Words near laughably in the dictionary

  1. laugh-track
  2. laugh-tracks
  3. laughability
  4. laughable
  5. laughableness
  6. laughably
  7. laughaholic
  8. laughaholics
  9. Laugharne
  10. Laugharne Township
  11. laughathon

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