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rident

(ˈraɪdənt)
adj
rare laughing, smiling, or gay
[C17: from Latin rīdēre to laugh; see riant]
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It may be graphic, mimetic or merely rident. Shaftesbury is quoted as having pronounced it the test of truth -- a ridiculous assertion, for many a solemn fallacy has undergone centuries of ridicule with no abatement of its popular acceptance.
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