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Pat’s Word of the Day: Risible

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Sometimes risibility makes magic happen, especially in the world of Mary Poppins. Photo courtesy of Rankopedia.

WRBH Volunteer and Resident Wordsmith Pat Ammon brings us a featured word of the day each Wednesday. Today’s word is…

Risible
/ˈrizəbəl/
adj.

1. relating to laughter or used in eliciting laughter.
2. ludicrous.
3. inclined to laugh.

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