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hysterically

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hys⋅ter⋅i⋅cal

  [hi-ster-i-kuhl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria.
2. uncontrollably emotional.
3. irrational from fear, emotion, or an emotional shock.
4. causing hysteria.
5. suffering from or subject to hysteria.
6. causing unrestrained laughter; very funny: Oh, that joke is hysterical!
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Origin:
1605–15; < L hysteric(us) hysteric + -al 1

Related forms:
hys⋅ter⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
6. hilarious, uproarious, laughable, ludicrous.
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hys·ter·i·cal   (hĭ-stěr'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, characterized by, or arising from hysteria.

  2. Having or prone to having hysterics.

  3. Informal Extremely funny: told a hysterical story.

hys·ter'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

hysterical 
1615, from L. hystericus "of the womb," from Gk. hysterikos "of the womb, suffering in the womb," from hystera "womb" (see uterus). Originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. Hysterics is 1727; hysteria, abstract noun, formed 1801.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hys·ter·i·cal
Pronunciation: -'ter-i-k&l
Variant: also hys·ter·ic /-'ter-ik/
Function:adjective
: of, relating to, or marked by hysteria hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered —Morris Fishbein> —hys·ter·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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