subrisiveadj.

Brit.

/səˈbrʌɪsɪv/,

/səˈbrʌɪzɪv/, U.S.

/səˈbraɪsɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subrisivus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin subrisivus rather amusing (16th cent.) < classical Latin subrīs- , past participial stem of subrīdēre subride v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier subrision n. In use with implications of irony or mockery, perhaps influenced semantically by derisive adj.

Exhibiting or characterized by a smiling playfulness; humorous; amused.Often with implications of irony or mockery: see the etymological note.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > lack of seriousness > [adjective] > characterized by lack of seriousness

sportive1593

ludicrous1619

subrisive1819

subrisory1861

1819 W. H. Curran Life J. P. Curran II. 491 A keen, subrisive, but polished artifice.

1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds III. lxxv. 286 He stood there still looking down upon her, speaking with a sarcastic subrisive tone.

1885 G. Allen Charles Darwin i. 9 This half-hearted and somewhat subrisive denial.

1916 J. F. Harris S. Butler iii. 114 He is writing of the ironical character of Buff on's work, in which he nearly always detects a note of subrisive humour.

2006 J. Barzun in W. T. De Bary Living Legacies Columbia xxv. 375 Gifted with humor of much the same subrisive kind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subrisive
释义	subrisiveadj. Brit. /səˈbrʌɪsɪv/, /səˈbrʌɪzɪv/, U.S. /səˈbraɪsɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subrisivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin subrisivus rather amusing (16th cent.) < classical Latin subrīs- , past participial stem of subrīdēre subride v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare earlier subrision n. In use with implications of irony or mockery, perhaps influenced semantically by derisive adj. Exhibiting or characterized by a smiling playfulness; humorous; amused.Often with implications of irony or mockery: see the etymological note. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > lack of seriousness > [adjective] > characterized by lack of seriousness sportive1593 ludicrous1619 subrisive1819 subrisory1861 1819 W. H. Curran Life J. P. Curran II. 491 A keen, subrisive, but polished artifice. 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds III. lxxv. 286 He stood there still looking down upon her, speaking with a sarcastic subrisive tone. 1885 G. Allen Charles Darwin i. 9 This half-hearted and somewhat subrisive denial. 1916 J. F. Harris S. Butler iii. 114 He is writing of the ironical character of Buff on's work, in which he nearly always detects a note of subrisive humour. 2006 J. Barzun in W. T. De Bary Living Legacies Columbia xxv. 375 Gifted with humor of much the same subrisive kind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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