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hysterical definition

hys·teri·cal (hi ster′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of hysteria
    1. like or suggestive of hysteria; emotionally uncontrolled and wild
    2. extremely comical
  3. having or subject to hysteria

Etymology: hysteric + -al

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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