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Webster 1913 Edition
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)
- Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
- 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."
- 1944, Douglas Stewart, A Girl with Red Hair, and Other Stories (page 60)
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:funny
Derived terms
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Translations
very funny; causing great merriment and laughter
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