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hilarious
[hi-lair-ee-uhs, -lar-, hahy-]
adjective
arousing great merriment; extremely funny.
a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
boisterously merry or cheerful.
a hilarious celebration.
merry; cheerful.
hilarious
/ hɪˈlɛərɪəs /
adjective
very funny or merry
Other Word Forms
- hilariously adverb
- hilariousness noun
- hyperhilarious adjective
- hyperhilariously adverb
- hyperhilariousness noun
- unhilarious adjective
- unhilariously adverb
- unhilariousness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of hilarious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hilarious1
Example Sentences
“The hilarious thing is, we thought everything was solved at that point, and we were going to be financially taken care of, and it would be all uphill from there,” Larsen says.
The popular sitcom, which ran for nine seasons from 1996 to 2005, was known for its hilarious depiction of family dynamics.
The trolls begin laughing and babbling as if Tano’s declarations are a hilarious joke.
In the margin, Cecily had drawn a hilarious picture of a Roman senator named Cato the Younger who was famous for his filibustering.
Cassiopeia snorted as if her governess had made a hilarious joke.
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When To Use
Hilarious means extremely funny, like literally lol funny.Hilarious is most commonly used to describe someone or something (like a joke or a movie) as super funny. Much less commonly, it used to mean very merry or cheerful, as in a hilarious celebration.Example: The movie was absolutely hilarious—I was laughing so hard at one point that I was crying.
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