adjective
- causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable or amusing
- relating to laughter or the ability to laugh
Usage: formal
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The politician’s excuse was so risible that even his supporters couldn’t keep straight faces.
- Her risible attempt at cooking resulted in a kitchen disaster.
- The movie’s plot was utterly risible, full of impossible coincidences.
- His risible performance in the debate damaged his credibility.
- The company’s risible explanation for the data breach fooled no one.
- What seemed tragic at the time now appears risible in hindsight.