adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
2. 2
   Relating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy.

Etymology

From γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”) + -ic.

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