risible
adjective
[ ˈrɪzɪb(ə)l ]
• provoking laughter through being ludicrous.
• "a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent"
Similar:
laughable,
ridiculous,
absurd,
comical,
comic,
amusing,
funny,
chucklesome,
hilarious,
humorous,
droll,
entertaining,
diverting,
farcical,
slapstick,
silly,
facetious,
ludicrous,
hysterical,
uproarious,
riotous,
side-splitting,
zany,
grotesque,
rib-tickling,
crazy,
priceless,
killing,
derisible,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘inclined to laughter’): from late Latin risibilis, from Latin ris- ‘laughed’, from the verb ridere .
