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RISIBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does risible mean?
• RISIBLE (adjective)
The adjective RISIBLE has 1 sense:
1. arousing or provoking laughter
Familiarity information: RISIBLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arousing or provoking laughter
Synonyms:
amusing; comic; comical; funny; laughable; mirthful; risible
Context example:
risible courtroom antics
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
Derivation:
risibility (a disposition to laugh)
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