risible

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 3, 2020 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>risible</strong> &#149; \RIZZ-uh-bul\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 a :</strong> capable of laughing</p> <p><strong>b :</strong> disposed to laugh</p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> arousing or provoking laughter; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughable">laughable</a></p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> associated with, relating to, or used in laughter</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"When they arrived … they were treated to a sight that was as surreal as it was <em>risible</em>: Kamo Petrossian dressed in whites and sporting a captain's hat complete with gold braid and embroidered badge, strutting about the sun deck, clutching a champagne flute." — <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=raOpAQAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA240#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">Peter Crawley, <em>Mazzeri</em>, 2013</a></p> <p>"In the tradition of <em>risible</em> cable reality hits like <em>Married at First Sight</em> and <em>90 Day Fiancé</em>, [Netflix's] new 'social experiment' <em>Love Is Blind</em> follows couples who've been thrust on the fast track to marriage. The twist is that they don't lay eyes on each other until they're engaged; each 'date' consists solely of a chat between one man and one woman lounging in separate 'pods.'" — <a href="https://time.com/5782392/love-is-blind-review-netflix-reality-tv/">Judy Berman, <em>Time</em>, 27 Feb. 2020</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>If someone makes a ridiculous remark about your <em>risible muscles</em>, they are not necessarily deriding your physique. <em>Risible</em> can also mean "associated with laughter," so <em>risible muscles</em> can simply be the ones used for laughing. (You've also got a set of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/riso