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Meanings of risible in English

Arousing or provoking laughter.

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Usage of risible in English
1
The very idea of such a project is to me infinitely risible.
Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos / T...
2
Even the swankiest establishments are falling over themselves to invent risible alternatives.
The Irish Times
3
He is no longer risible, nor, perhaps, capable of reason and society.
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete
4
Aside from the risible script and potty plot, we have rubbish acting.
The Guardian
5
The idea of Beijing as a green city was always risible.
The Guardian
6
But he needs to be careful, because ambition can make you risible too.
The Guardian
7
The corporations getting involved in football now are less visible and less risible.
The Irish Times
8
Another sideshoot of this particular evolutionary branch has been the risible Walks With.
The Guardian
9
The European Commission's teaser to persuade young women to become scientists is risible.
The Guardian
10
Whether you found it risible or thrilling, it was hard to look away.
Independent.ie
11
The notion that an independent Scotland will be parochial is risible.
The Guardian
12
Annette declined to laugh at the most risible caricatures of Tinman.
Complete Short Works of George Meredith
13
Being a good-humoured fellow, and of a risible nature, the alternations were frequent.
Ungava
14
Then the Pulitzer proves its status as the risible imprimatur of middlebrow mediocrity.
The Guardian
15
The physician smiled, mine host smiled; it was impossible to suppress the risible faculties.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
16
The idea that vested interests have prevented the appointment of more consultants is risible.
The Irish Times
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