Hilarious
/hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
"a hilarious joke"
- 2 Full of hilarity; merry.
"Cold Doctor Pell here refused a very considerable fee. He could on occasion behave handsomely; but I can't learn that blustering, hilarious Doctor Rogerson ever refused his."
Adjective
- 1 marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter wordnet
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More examples"At a hilarious party, one frequently finds a wet blanket sitting next to the life of the party."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”).