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Derisive vs Risible - What's the difference?

derisive | risible |

As adjectives the difference between derisive and risible

is that derisive is expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing while risible is of or pertaining to laughter.

derisive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
    • The critic's review of the film was derisive .
  • Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
    • The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.

    Synonyms

    * (expressing or characterized by derision) mocking, ridiculing, scornful, disdainful * (deserving or provoking derision) ridiculous

    Derived terms

    * derisively

    Related terms

    * deride * derider * derisible * derision * derisionary

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    Anagrams

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    risible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to laughter
    • the risible muscles
  • * 1912 , , Hocken and Hunken , ch. 20:
    • A joke merely affected her with silent convulsive twitchings, as though the risible faculties struggled somewhere within her but could not bring the laugh to birth.
  • Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant
  • * 1822 , , Peveril of the Peak , ch. 34:
    • "I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion.
  • (of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter
  • * Dr H. More
    • It has been made the definition of man that he is risible .
  • * 1897 , , The Well-Beloved . ch. 8:
    • She was half risible , half concerned.

    Synonyms

    * (provoking laughter) funny, laughable, ludicrous