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risible

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ris⋅i⋅ble

  [riz-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
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.
Origin:
1550–60; < LL rīsibilis that can laugh, equiv. to L rīs(us) (ptp. of rīdēre to laugh) + -ibilis -ible

Synonyms:
1. funny, humorous, comical.
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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·bly adv.
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