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ris·i·ble
(rĭz′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.
2. Eliciting laughter; ludicrous.
3. Capable of laughing or inclined to laugh.
[Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus, past participle of rīdēre, to laugh.]
ris′i·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
ris′i·bly adv.
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risible
(ˈrɪzɪbəl)adj
1. having a tendency to laugh
2. causing laughter; ridiculous
[C16: from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīdēre to laugh]
ˈrisibly adv
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ris•i•ble
(ˈrɪz ə bəl)adj.
1. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.
2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh.
3. pertaining to or connected with laughing.
[1550–60; < Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh < Latin rīs(us), past participle of rīdēre to laugh]
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adjective (Formal) ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, farcical, funny, amusing, absurd, hilarious, humorous, comical, droll, side-splitting, rib-tickling (informal) His claim is risible for its patent untruth.
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risible
adj (liter: = laughable) → lächerlich, lachhaft
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