risible
[ riz-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈrɪz ə bəl /
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adjective
causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.
pertaining to or connected with laughing.
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Origin of risible
1550–60; <Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh, equivalent to Latin rīs(us) (past participle of rīdēre to laugh) + -ibilis-ible
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risible
/ (ˈrɪzɪbəl) /
adjective
having a tendency to laugh
causing laughter; ridiculous
Derived forms of risible
risibly, adverbWord Origin for risible
C16: from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīdēre to laugh
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