sidesplittingly en · ADV
Etymology
From sidesplitting + -ly.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sidesplittingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sidesplittingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |