subrident

adjective

sub·​ri·​dent

¦sə¦brīdᵊnt

: wearing or offered with a smile

a subrident answer

subridently adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin subrident-, subridens, present participle of subridēre to smile, from sub- + ridēre to laugh

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