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Word: Hilarious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Latin hilaris (from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’) + -ous. The sense ‘exceedingly amusing’ dates from the 1920s
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɪˈlɛːrɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
extremely amusing
Short Definition:extremely amusing
Examples:- her hilarious novel
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