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risible

American  
[riz-uh-buhl] / ˈrɪz ə bəl /

adjective

  1. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.

    Synonyms:
    comical, humorous, funny

  2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.

  3. pertaining to or connected with laughing.

risible British  
/ ˈrɪzɪbəl /

adjective

  1. having a tendency to laugh

  2. causing laughter; ridiculous

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Other Word Forms

  • risibly adverb
  • unrisible adjective

Etymology

Origin of risible

1550–60; < Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh, equivalent to Latin rīs ( us ) laughed (past participle of rīdēre to laugh) + -ibilis -ible

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