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hysterical (iou)



hysterical adjective & noun. E17.
[formed as HYSTERIC + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Affected with hysteria or hysterics; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of hysteria. E17.
W. Wharton We all get hysterical, start dancing around in the garden. B. T. Bradford Her hysterical tantrums and rivers of tears.
Extremely amusing. colloq. L20.
Observer All nuns are amusing but nuns who tap-dance are hysterical.
b. noun.
= HYSTERIC noun 1. M-L17.
In pl. Hysterics. rare. M19.
= HYSTERIC noun 3. L19.