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hysterically

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hys·ter·i·cal  (h-str-kl)
adj.
1. Of, characterized by, or arising from hysteria.
2. Having or prone to having hysterics.
3. Informal Extremely funny: told a hysterical story.
hys·teri·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.hysterically - in a hysterical manner; "she screamed hysterically when she heard the news"
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German hysterically [hɪˈstɛrɪklɪ] hysteria adv → hysterisch;
hysterically funny hysteria → wahnsinnig komisch
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As the last notes of the hymn died away the widow ran to the coffin, cast herself upon it and sobbed hysterically.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Somebody tittered hysterically, and the minister's wife frowned.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
I was very much startled; and had I been at all hysterically inclined, I certainly should have committed myself in some way then.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
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