laughably

adverb

laugh·​ably -fəblē How to pronounce laughably (audio)
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: in a laughable manner
the plane itself looks almost laughably archaicIrish Digest

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of laughably was in 1763

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“Laughably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughably. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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