Meanings
comparative more sidesplittingly · superlative most sidesplittingly
- In a sidesplitting manner; hilariously.
There were moments when I doubted whether it was worth all the effort – whether it was crazy of Anderson to toil so obsessively over three breezy, cheeky vignettes which are neither sidesplittingly hilarious nor heart-wrenchingly insightful.
2021 July 12, Nicholas Barber, “The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest”, in BBC
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a very humorous manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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sidesplittingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidesplittingly
“sidesplittingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidesplittingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidesplittingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidesplittingly.
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