sidesplitting

adjective

side·​split·​ting ˈsīd-ˌspli-tiŋ 

: extremely funny

a sidesplitting comedy

sidesplittingly adverb

Synonyms

• antic
• chucklesome
• comedic
• comic
• comical
• droll
• farcical
• funny
• hilarious
• humoristic
• humorous
• hysterical
• hysteric
• killing
• laughable
• ludicrous
• ridiculous
• riotous
• risible
• screaming
• uproarious

Examples of sidesplitting in a Sentence

his sidesplitting jokes usually have audiences helpless with laughter

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

side-splitting

adjective

side-split·​ting

-ˌsplit-iŋ

: very funny

a side-splitting joke