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hilariously

hilariously adverb: in a hilarious manner; so as to amuse greatly.

Adverb

hilariously (comparative more hilariously, superlative most hilariously)

  1. In a hilarious manner; so as to amuse greatly.
    • a hilariously funny joke
  2. With great hilarity or mirth.
    • They laughed hilariously at the comedy film.

Examples of hilariously in a sentence

  • I saw a hilariously funny movie with all of my favourite comedians in it.
  • The volus mostly seemed to consider the question both intrusive and hilariously irrelevant.
  • Still, I am grateful that this Chinamaxxing debate has introduced me to the hilariously absurd logic of an aesthetic defection.

All 12 example sentences with hilariously

Forms of hilariously

comparativemore hilariously
superlativemost hilariously

Origin of hilariously

From hilarious + -ly.

Questions about hilariously

What does hilariously mean?
Hilariously means in a hilarious manner; so as to amuse greatly.
What part of speech is hilariously?
Hilariously is an adverb.

Words near hilariously in the dictionary

  1. hilare
  2. Hilaria
  3. Hilario
  4. Hilarios
  5. hilarious
  6. hilariously
  7. hilariousness
  8. hilarities
  9. hilarity
  10. hilarographine
  11. hilarographines

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