Laughable vs Witty - What's the difference?
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Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
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(label) Wise, having good judgement.
*, Bk.VIII, Ch.viij:
*:Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyngthat he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
(label) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
*, II.7:
*:It hath beene a witty invention.
Clever; amusingly ingenious.
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Full of wit.
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Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
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Laughable is a related term of witty.
As adjectives the difference between laughable and witty
is that laughable is worthless; worthy of contempt or derision while witty is (label) wise, having good judgement.laughable
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=It would be difficult, for example, to imagine a bigger, more obvious subject for comedy than the laughable self-delusion of washed-up celebrities, especially if the washed-up celebrity in question is Adam West, a camp icon who can go toe to toe with William Shatner as the king of winking self-parody.}}