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   risible

   /ˈrɪzɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. provoking laughter through being ludicrous: "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘inclined to laughter’): from late Latin risibilis, from Latin ris- ‘laughed’, from the verb ridere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. risibility noun
   • 2. risibly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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