Adjective

(en adjective)

Able to be seen.

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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.