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cachinnatory

UK/ˈkakɪnəˌtəɹi/

cachinnatory adjective: pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.

Adjective

cachinnatory (comparative more cachinnatory, superlative most cachinnatory)

  1. Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
    • But these jests, and others of a similar nature, had evidently produced, at no time, any effect upon the cachinnatory muscles of the tar.1835, Edgar Allan Poe, King Pest

Forms of cachinnatory

comparativemore cachinnatory
superlativemost cachinnatory

Origin of cachinnatory

From cachinnate + -ory.

Questions about cachinnatory

What does cachinnatory mean?
Cachinnatory means pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
What part of speech is cachinnatory?
Cachinnatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cachinnatory?
Cachinnatory is pronounced /ˈkakɪnəˌtəɹi/ (UK).

Words near cachinnatory in the dictionary

  1. cachinnating
  2. cachinnation
  3. cachinnations
  4. cachinnator
  5. cachinnators
  6. cachinnatory
  7. Cachiquel
  8. cachiri
  9. cacho
  10. Cachola
  11. Cacholas

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