Liliputin- 5084

Sarcastic one-liners are nothing short of hilarious ... "
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec


Liliputins. What, the heck, is this?
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nothing short of
You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous.


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hilarious
adjective
adjective: hilarious
extremely amusing.
"a hilarious dialogue from characters we never meet again"
Similar:
very funny
extremely amusing
hysterically funny
hysterical
uproarious
riotous
farcical
sidesplitting
rib-tickling
too funny for words
humorous
entertaining
comic
chucklesome
priceless
a scream
a hoot
killing
killingly funny
Opposite:
sad
ARCHAIC
boisterously merry.
"an old man was in hilarious conversation with three young men"
Similar:
amusing
entertaining
animated
high-spirited
lively
funny
witty
droll
merry
jolly
jovial
jocular
mirthful
cheerful
vivacious
sparkling
uproarious
boisterous
noisy
rowdy
wacky
Opposite:
serious
Origin

early 19th century: from Latin hilaris (from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’) + -ous. The sense ‘exceedingly amusing’ dates from the 1920s.