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hilarious Definition

hi·lari·ous (hi lerē əs)

adjective

  1. noisily merry; boisterous and joyous
  2. producing great merriment; very funny

Etymology: < L hilaris, hilarus < Gr hilaros, cheerful, merry (see silly) + -ous

hilarious Related Forms
hi·lari·ously adverb hi·lari·ous·ness noun
hilarious Synonyms

hilarious

modif.

amusing, lively, witty; see entertaining, funny 1.

hilarious Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: I saw him a couple of years back, and found the event utterly hilarious!

Modifies a noun

  • send-up: In a hilarious send-up he pouted and preened at the stand-up, before giving it a quick dancing twirl.
  • antic: Again, the audience was in fits of laughter as the brothers chased the women round the stage with their hilarious antics.
  • romp: It's another hilarious romp with this material girl vampire.
  • anecdote: There then following a string of hilarious anecdotes related to this work.
  • parody: Miss Ruby Diamond a drag artist and comedienne will also be performing providing hilarious parodies of well known songs.
  • comedy: This hilarious comedy brings a new kick to the old world.

Modifying Another Word

  • unintentionally: He even has the show stealing scene where he kicks some serious butt in an unintentionally hilarious battle with bad guy Count Dooku.
  • downright: This show was even more entertaining, witty and downright hilarious.
  • absolutely: And some of the things they write in the papers is absolutely hilarious.
  • utterly: I saw him a couple of years back, and found the event utterly hilarious!
  • genuinely: That said, the film does manage to hit a few genuinely hilarious or sweet notes.
  • frequently: It is frequently obscene and even more frequently hilarious.

Infinitive complement

  • watch: It was hilarious to watch grown men chasing a squealing pig down the road with kids in tow!
  • see: It was hilarious to see him trying to read the music that had been placed on the stand upside down!

Used with adjective complement

  • find: What ensues is a brilliant piece of situation comedy that I found hilarious.
  • look: A document of a specific area of Sheffield town center, it looks pretty hilarious.
  • become: We manage to find something peculiar to everyone who passes until it becomes really hilarious.

Preposition: from

  • start: I find these films hilarious from start to finish, and I'm quite a fan of them.

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