adjective

rīdĭcŭlārĭus

fem. rīdĭcŭlāria · neut. rīdĭcŭlārium

that excites laughter; laughable; droll

that excites laughter, laughable, droll, funny (ante- and post-class.).—Only as subst.

jests; drolleries

rīdĭcŭlārĭa, ĭum, n., jests, drolleries: ridicularia fundere, Cato ap. Macr. S. 2, 10; cf. Plaut. As. 2, 2, 64; id. Trin. 1, 2, 28; id. Truc. 3, 2, 16.—

a droll; a jester

rīdĭcŭlārĭus, ii, m., a droll, a jester, Gell. 4, 20, 3.

Perseus ID: n41744 Key: ridicularius