hilarious

[hi-lair-ee-uh s, -lar-, hahy-]

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adjective

arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
boisterously merry or cheerful: a hilarious celebration.
merry; cheerful.

Origin of hilarious

1815–25; < Latin hilar(is), hilar(us) cheerful (< Greek hilarós) + -ious

Related formshi·lar·i·ous·ly, adverbhi·lar·i·ous·ness, nounhy·per·hi·lar·i·ous, adjectivehy·per·hi·lar·i·ous·ly, adverbhy·per·hi·lar·i·ous·ness, nounun·hi·lar·i·ous, adjectiveun·hi·lar·i·ous·ly, adverbun·hi·lar·i·ous·ness, noun

Synonyms

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2. lively, jolly, rollicking, high-spirited.

Antonyms

2. sad, serious, solemn.

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Examples from the Web for hilariously

Contemporary Examples

She hilariously explains Chinese proverbs when someone sneezes off-camera during interviews.
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September 19, 2014
Cosmopolitan is bringing its hilariously bad sex tips to lesbians now.
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July 30, 2014
Hell brews like “Mack the Knife,” “To Keep My Love Alive,” and Sweeney Todd are hilariously macabre.
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November 24, 2013
Julie Bowen already has won two Emmys for her performance as hilariously frazzled mom Claire Pritchett on Modern Family.
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Julie Bowen
September 4, 2013
But the unexpectedly wonderful Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a hilariously funny audience-grabber.
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June 6, 2013

Historical Examples

The men were happy, not hilariously so, but in a placid, equable fashion.
The Long Roll
Mary Johnston
Then he laughed again, hilariously, uproariously, and not for long.
Reels and Spindles
Evelyn Raymond
He had met him on the street and clapped him hilariously on the shoulder.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron
J. W. Duffield
Why had he pointed to the garden and laughed so hilariously?
Hushed Up
William Le Queux
Hilariously they carried him into the room and dumped him down.
Stover at Yale
Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for hilariously

hilarious

adjective

very funny or merry

Derived Formshilariously, adverbhilariousness, noun

Word Origin

C19: from Latin hilaris glad, from Greek hilaros

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Word Origin and History for hilariously

hilarious

adj.

1823, "cheerful," from Latin hilaris "cheerful, of good cheer" (see hilarity) + -ous. Meaning "boisterously joyful" is from 1830s. Related: Hilariously.

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Examples from the Web for hilariously

Contemporary Examples

She hilariously explains Chinese proverbs when someone sneezes off-camera during interviews.

Cosmopolitan is bringing its hilariously bad sex tips to lesbians now.

Hell brews like “Mack the Knife,” “To Keep My Love Alive,” and Sweeney Todd are hilariously macabre.

Julie Bowen already has won two Emmys for her performance as hilariously frazzled mom Claire Pritchett on Modern Family.

But the unexpectedly wonderful Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a hilariously funny audience-grabber.

Historical Examples

The men were happy, not hilariously so, but in a placid, equable fashion.

Then he laughed again, hilariously, uproariously, and not for long.

He had met him on the street and clapped him hilariously on the shoulder.

Why had he pointed to the garden and laughed so hilariously?

Hilariously they carried him into the room and dumped him down.

hilarious

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for hilariously

hilarious

adj.

Origin of hilarious