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risible Definition


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risible
adj
    1. Causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
      Thesaurus: humorous, funny, amusing, comical, laughable, farcical, droll; Antonym: serious.
    2. rare
      Inclined to laughter.
Derivative: risibility
noun
    Derivative: risibly
    adverb
      Etymology: 18c in sense 1; 16c in sense 2: from Latin risibilis, from ridere to laugh.



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