sidesplittingly
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8.1
- adverb
- /ˈsaɪdˌsplɪtɪŋli/
- Informal
:
de forma desternillante
- She told the story sidesplittingly, making even the dullest details sound amusing.
Examples
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Everyone in the room was sidesplittingly entertained by the hilarious story he shared.
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I find yours to be informationally equal to any and sidesplittingly funny.
Blog text (8) -
The comedian delivered his jokes sidesplittingly, and the audience couldn't stop laughing.
Synonyms
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3.7
In a way that is much too extreme or silly
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2.5
In a very funny way that makes people laugh
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3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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5.5
So silly or weak that people laugh at it
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3.0
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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3.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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7.0
So silly or extreme that it makes people laugh
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8.1
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that seems laughable
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6.3
In a very loud, happy way that makes people laugh
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4.3
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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6.1
In a quick, clever way that makes people laugh
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4.2
In a silly, awkward way that looks funny
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6.4
In a silly, foolish way like a clown
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7.1
In a joking way to make people laugh
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7.9
In a very silly way
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
In a way that is very funny and makes people laugh
In a joking way to make people laugh
In a playful joking way to make people laugh
In a silly, funny way that makes people laugh
In a way that makes people laugh because it is silly
Very funny and silly in a way that makes people laugh hard
So funny that you laugh a lot and cannot stop
In a foolish way to make people laugh
Behave in a silly, foolish way that seems a bit crazy
In a way that makes people laugh and enjoy it
Antonyms
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
sidesplittingly = sidesplitting (transparent) = side + split + ing + ly
The formation from the adjective 'sidesplitting' to the adverb with '-ly' is a regular and easily recognized derivation.
Etymology
The word sidesplittingly comes from the old phrase 'split one's sides', a picture of laughing so hard your sides feel like they would split, and you can see the parts side and split in the word. So, sidesplittingly means 'in a very funny way'.