"unlaughable" meaning in English

See unlaughable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unlaughable [comparative], most unlaughable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + laughable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|laughable}} un- + laughable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unlaughable (comparative more unlaughable, superlative most unlaughable)
  1. Not laughable; at which one cannot or should not laugh. Synonyms: laughless, unhumorous, humorless
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