English

Adjective

ridibund ‎(comparative more ridibund, superlative most ridibund)

1. (rare) Inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy.
   • 1863, Christoph Friedrich Grieb, A Dictionary of the English and German Languages, page 531, “Lachfrosch”

     Lachfroſch m. laughing or ridibund

   • 1931, Norman Douglas, Summer Islands: Ischia and Ponza, page 19:

     If Ischia could procure a well-regulated outlet after the manner of Stromboli, this danger might be averted and a more ridibund race of mortals evolved.

   • 1978, Evan Esar, The Comic Encyclopedia, page 375:

     The ridibund bumpkin in Yiddish jokelore is a hypergelast.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ridibund.

Related terms

• ridibundal (obsolete)

Translations

References

• “ridibund, adj.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry; June 2010)