arride

transitive verb

ar·​ride

aˈrīd,

əˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

1

obsolete : to smile or laugh at

2

: please, gratify, delight

I … was greatly arrided … by what I saw

—William Hardman

Word History

Etymology

Latin arridēre, from ad- + ridēre to laugh

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