laughable

laughable
    adj 1: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that
           the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "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" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed},
           {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous},
           {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
    2: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
       steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow";
       "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories
       that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would
       have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful
       experience"; "risible courtroom antics" [syn: {amusing},
       {comic}, {comical}, {funny}, {laughable}, {mirthful},
       {risible}]
    

Laughable \Laugh"a*ble\, a.
   Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable
   scene.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and
        {Ludicrous}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Laugh"a*ble*ness}, n. --
        {Laugh"a*bly}, adv.
        [1913 Webster]
    

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "laughable":
      absurd, amusing, beyond belief, bizarre, cockamamie, crazy, droll,
      eccentric, extravagant, fantastic, foolish, funny, grotesque,
      high-flown, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, incredible,
      ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, outrageous, outre, poppycockish,
      preposterous, priceless, quaint, quizzical, rich, ridiculous,
      risible, screaming, weird, whimsical, wild, witty