Risible (Adjective)
Meaning
Arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The comedian's series of silly impressions and facial contortions made the audience laugh with his truly risible antics.
- Her attempts to cook a meal ended in a risible display of smoke and flames that quickly filled the kitchen.
- The politician's excuses for his dubious behavior were so obvious they became almost risible, earning chuckles and skepticism from the public.
- The movie's slapstick humor was quite risible, with over-the-top performances that bordered on the absurd.
- His deadpan reactions to the team's misadventures made his TV show a beloved and risible guilty pleasure.