risible

adj

Etymology: From Middle French risible and directly from Late Latin rīsibilis, from Latin rīsus (“laughter”) + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).

1. Of or pertaining to laughter

   “the risible muscles”

   “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.”

2. Provoking laughter; ludicrous; ridiculous; humorously insignificant

   “"[…] I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance?" replied his companion, something jealously.”

   “Do you find it risible when I say the name, 'Biggus Dickus'?”

3. Easily laughing; prone to laughter

   “We are got indeed into a merry world, Laughing is our main buſiniſs; as if becauſe it has bin made part of the Definition of man, that he his Riſible, his man-hood conſiſted in nothing elſe.”

   “She was half risible, half concerned.”