Word of the Day:
risible
What It Means
Of or pertaining to laughter.
Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant.
Easily laughing; prone to laughter.
the risible muscles
Risible in Context
“Do you find it risible when I say the name, 'Biggus Dickus'?”
Did You Know?
From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).
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