Hilarious
Hilarious adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Silly and hilarious are semantically related in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Hilarious".
Silly
Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Hilarious and silly are semantically related in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Hilarious" instead an adjective "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
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Aku from Samurai Jack is so downright silly and hilarious at times that new viewers can be forgiven for seeing him as a Harmless Villain if their first episode is something like Aku's Fairy Tales or Jack Vs. Aku.
Source: Beware the Silly Ones -
The first several Anthony missions are silly and hilarious, but the Skogsra one is poignant and a little sad.
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Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness: Entire chapters can be either silly and hilarious or serious and downright horrifying.
Source: Webcomic / Gunnerkrigg Court
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