laughably

/lˈæfəbli/ adv

In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.

Word Origin From laugh plus the suffix -able 'capable of' — so laughably means in a manner capable of causing laughter. The root laugh is from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną, which also gives us laughter and laughingstock. The PIE root *kleg- 'to cry out, sound' is behind words like clang and clamor, showing how laughter is a kind of vocal outburst.

adv In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.

His attempt to fix the complex machinery was laughably inadequate.

(副词) 可笑地;荒唐地

他试图修理这台复杂机器的努力可笑地不足。

(adverbio) risiblemente; ridículamente [De manera que causa risa; ridícula, cómica, de forma risible.]

Su intento de reparar la maquinaria compleja fue ridículamente inadecuado.

(adverbe) ridiculement; risiblement; comiquement [De manière risible, d'une façon qui prête au ridicule ou à la moquerie.]

Sa tentative de réparer la machine complexe était d'une façon risiblement insuffisante.

(Adverb) lächerlich; zum Lachen [auf eine Weise, die zum Lachen reizt, weil sie albern, unzulänglich oder absurd wirkt.]

Sein Versuch, die komplizierte Maschine zu reparieren, war **laughably** unzureichend.

(副詞) 笑いものにできるほど、滑稽なほど不十分な様子で。

複雑な機械を修理しようとした彼の試みは、笑ってしまうほど不十分だった。

(advérbio) ridiculamente; risivelmente; de modo risível [De maneira que pode ser ridicularizada; de forma cômica; de modo risível.]

Sua tentativa de consertar a maquinaria complexa foi ridiculamente inadequada.

Word parts: laugh + able + ly

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