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Hilarious

Hi-la′ri-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
hilaris
,
hilarus
, Gr. [GREEK]; cf. [GREEK] gracious, kindly.]
Mirthful; noisy; merry.

Definition 2024


hilarious

hilarious

English

Adjective

hilarious (comparative more hilarious, superlative most hilarious)

  1. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
  2. Full of hilarity; merry.
    • 1944, Douglas Stewart, A Girl with Red Hair, and Other Stories (page 60)
      Rounding up the animals in the misty paddocks, with the blackbirds singing as the morning whitened, he felt hilarious, light-headed. He'd clap the cows on their rumps and shout "Come along, there! Come along there, me Irish darlint."

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  • See also Wikisaurus:funny

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