Posted on 09/09/2013 5:56:32 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 9/9/13
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
risible; adj.
1. causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous. 2. having the ability, disposition, or readiness to laugh. 3. pertaining to or connected with laughing.
Etymology: 155060; < Late Latin rīsibilis that can laugh, equivalent to Latin rīs ( us ) (past participle of rīdēre to laugh) + -ibilis -ible
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
right. rme.
I don’t know. Pretty cool on the headphones. Early days of stereo. Groundbreaking stuff.
Whole Lotta Love was much more impressive.
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