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Definition of risible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

risible

adjective
 
/ˈrɪzəbl/
 
/ˈrɪzəbl/
(formal, disapproving)
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  1. deserving to be laughed at rather than taken seriously synonym ludicrous, ridiculous
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘inclined to laughter’): from late Latin risibilis, from Latin ris- ‘laughed’, from the verb ridere.
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