RISIBLE


Meaning of RISIBLE in English

/ ˈrɪzəbl; NAmE / adjective

( formal , disapproving ) deserving to be laughed at rather than taken seriously

SYN ludicrous , ridiculous

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense inclined to laughter ): from late Latin risibilis , from Latin ris- laughed, from the verb ridere .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.