subrisive

adjective

sub·​risive

-rīs|iv,

-riz|,

-rīz|

: smiling

the sudden subrisive humor that lighted his gray eyes

—Leslie Ford

Word History

Etymology

Latin subrisus (past participle of subridēre to smile) + English -ive

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