hilarious

  • 11hilarious — hi|lar|i|ous [ hı leriəs ] adjective extremely funny: For some reason, she finds his jokes hilarious. ╾ hi|lar|i|ous|ly adverb: It was a hilariously funny situation …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12hilarious — adjective extremely funny: You should have seen that program last night it was hilarious! hilariously adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13hilarious — adjective the final scene is hilarious Syn: very funny, hysterically funny, hysterical, uproarious, riotous, rollicking, farcical, rib tickling; humorous, comic, amusing, entertaining jocular, jovial, laughable; informal side splitting, gut… …

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  • 14hilarious — UK [hɪˈleərɪəs] / US [hɪˈlerɪəs] adjective extremely funny For some reason, she finds his jokes hilarious. Derived word: hilariously adverb It was a hilariously funny situation …

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  • 15hilarious — hi•lar•i•ous [[t]hɪˈlɛər i əs, ˈlær , haɪ [/t]] adj. 1) arousing great merriment; extremely funny 2) boisterously merry or cheerful: feeling hilarious from the champagne[/ex] • Etymology: 1815–25; < L hilar(is), hilar(us) cheerful (< Gk… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16hilarious uproarious — humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue in cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17hilarious — adjective Etymology: irregular from Latin hilarus, hilaris cheerful, from Greek hilaros Date: circa 1840 marked by or causing hilarity ; extremely funny • hilariously adverb • hilariousness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18hilarious — adjective Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. See Also: exhilarate, exhilaration, Hilary …

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  • 19hilarious — Synonyms and related words: absurd, amusing, bizarre, buxom, cheerful, cheery, comical, convivial, droll, eccentric, entertaining, festal, festive, frivolous, funny, gala, gay, gladsome, gleeful, humorous, hysterical, incongruous, jocular, jocund …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20hilarious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. amusing, lively, witty; see entertaining , funny 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. funny, side splitting, *hysterical, humorous, *ariot, *a scream, uproarious, amusing, merry, boisterous, gay, jolly, mirthful,… …

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