Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Deserving to be laughed at; laughable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Deserving to be laughed at.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective rare Deserving to be laughed at, laughable. -B. Jonson

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

laugh +‎ -worthy

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word laughworthy.

Examples

  • It just makes sense that the camera crew would focus more on him, it's laughworthy and incredulous to witness.

    Is Michael Scott Ruining THE OFFICE? | the TV addict 2007

  • (In the only laughworthy twist in an otherwise deadly serious book, Neiwert notes that nascent fascist movements all rely on belief in the need for the fiery restoration of a culture to its former glory, a concept known as palingenesis.)

    Jill Politics rikyrah 2010

  • In fact, almost every carefree and laughworthy bit of stagecraft seems based in action.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Leah Garchik 2010

  • In fact, almost every carefree and laughworthy bit of stagecraft seems based in action.

    SFGate: Entertainment Leah Garchik 2010

  • Odd laughworthy moments that don't always add up to an entertaining read; it aspires to Marx Bros. style madness but it's more Night in Casablanca than Duck Soup.

    The Johnny Bacardi Show 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.