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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
Daniels: You wouldn’t think that selling stationary was a particularly hilarious or glamorous place to set a show.
He said This is Spinal Tap is a "hilarious film" and met Jamie Lee Curtis at the fence.
But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.
How sad it is that this knowledge doesn’t stop us from constantly aching for what could have been, and how hilarious.
By putting Ecuador in the forefront of his mind and of this hilarious work of collage, Cordova made a singular tribute to his loved ones.
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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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