heypolyglot
Italian

spassoso

/spasˈso.zo/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 30,506

Meaning

hilarious, funny

  • Very entertaining, amusing, or laughable.

In a sentence

Ieri sera abbiamo visto una commedia davvero spassosa.

Last night we watched a truly hilarious comedy.

Mio zio racconta sempre aneddoti molto spassosi a cena.

My uncle always tells very amusing anecdotes at dinner.

Il libro non era affatto noioso, anzi era spassoso.

The book was not boring at all; in fact, it was hilarious.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
spassosomasculine · singular
spassosafeminine · singular
spassosimasculine · plural
spassosefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Stronger than 'divertente'; similar to 'esilarante' or 'buffo'.

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