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hysterical

Hysterical means laughing or crying for a long time or something that is extremely funny. (adjective)

  1. An example of hysterical used as an adjective is the phrase a "hysterical child," which means a child who has been crying for hours.
  2. An example of hysterical used as an adjective is the phrase a "hysterical joke" which means a joke that has the audience laughing a lot.

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