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Meaning of laugh-at-able in English:

laugh-at-able

Pronunciation /lɑːfˈatəbl/ /lafˈatəbl/

adjective

rare

  • That may be laughed at; laughable.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), writer and Church of England clergyman. From laugh + at + -able, after to laugh at.