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Hilariously

adv.joyful, energeticplayful

What it means

In an extremely funny or strikingly absurd way.

Reach for it when describing how an action or contrast creates unusually strong amusement

The tiny dog hilariously refused to walk beneath the grand ceremonial arch.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    side-splittingly

    comic exaggeration is part of the voice

    not when This bulky adverb distracts in polished prose.

  • everyday

    absurdly

    the mismatch is so unreasonable that it amuses

    not when Absurdly may criticize foolishness without finding it funny.

  • everyday

    funnily

    simple amusement or oddness is intended

    not when Funnily often introduces a curious fact and may not mean very funny.

  • professional

    wittily

    clever expression produces the humor

    not when Wittily fits deliberate verbal skill, not an accidental visual mishap.

  • formal

    comically

    the situation's absurd appearance matters

    not when Comically can carry detached mockery rather than shared delight.

  • literary

    uproariously

    the performance prompts loud communal laughter

    not when Uproariously can describe audience response but sounds forced for a small smile.

Said against

3
  • solemnly
  • drearily
  • tragically

It naturally appears in

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  • hilariously funny

    The silent exchange between the ushers was hilariously funny.

  • hilariously wrong

    Our first guess was hilariously wrong but useful enough to test.

  • hilariously exaggerated

    The narrator's hilariously exaggerated map includes a sea monster beside the pond.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.