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hys·ter·i·cal

hysterical

pronunciation:
hih ste rih kl
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of, concerning, or caused or characterized by hysteria.
definition 2: having or tending to have hysterics; uncontrollably emotional or irrational.
similar words:
wild
definition 3: causing uncontrollable laughter; wildly funny.
That comic act was hysterical!
similar words:
hilarious, in the aisles
derivation: hysterically (adv.)
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