rident
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rident
1600–10; < Latin rīdent- (stem of rīdēns, present participle of rīdēre to laugh); see -ent
Example Sentences
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Illi rident, We laugh, Ye laugh, They laugh.
From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John
It may be graphic, mimetic or merely rident.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
I wish that we could see the pier-glasses and the girandoles and the twisted sofas, the fauns foisted upon the ceiling and the rident goddesses along the wall.
From The Works of Max Beerbohm by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
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