risible
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Risible as these men are, their gathering did provide some genuinely touching moments of male friendship and emotional support.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025
Risible though the illusions of the subprime boom were, they were shared by millions of people.
From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2016
Risible, riz′i-bl, adj. capable of exciting laughter: laughable: amusing.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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