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—sidesplittingly, adv./suyd"split'ing/, adj.1. convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.2. producing uproarious laughter; extremely funny: sidesplitting farce.[1855-60; SIDE1 + SPLITTING]
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sidesplitting — [sīd′split΄iŋ] adj. 1. very hearty: said of laughter 2. causing hearty laughter [a sidesplitting comedy] … English World dictionary
sidesplitting — [adj] extremely funny amusing, entertaining, farcical, good humored, hilarious, hysterical, joking, knee slapper*, silly, slapstick, uproarious, witty; concepts 267,529,537 … New thesaurus
sidesplitting — adjective Date: 1846 extremely funny < a sidesplitting comedy > • sidesplittingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
sidesplitting — adjective a) Intensely uncontrollable and genuine. We saw a sidesplitting film. b) Exceptionally funny; hilarious … Wiktionary
sidesplitting — side|split|ting [ˈsaıdˌsplıtıŋ] adj extremely funny ▪ He told some sidesplitting jokes … Dictionary of contemporary English
sidesplitting — adjective extremely funny: He told some sidesplitting jokes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sidesplitting — adjective very funny a killing joke sidesplitting antics • Syn: ↑killing • Similar to: ↑humorous, ↑humourous • Usage Domain: ↑colloqui … Useful english dictionary
sidesplitting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. laughable, comical, absurd; see funny 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hilarious, hearty, a scream, convulsive. see funny III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Extremely funny: hilarious, priceless. Informal: killing … English dictionary for students
sidesplitting — side|split|ting [ saıd,splıtıŋ ] adjective extremely humorous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sidesplitting — adj. uproarious, hearty (laughter); very funny, causing uproarious laughter … English contemporary dictionary
