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uproarious

adj
/ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/UK/ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/US

Etymology

From uproar + -ious (a variant of -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”)).

  1. derived from Aufruhr
  2. suffixed as uproarious — “uproar + ious”

Definitions

  1. Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.

    • “Oh! there's no fear of him,” said Burgess, cheerily; “if he grows uproarious, we'll soon give him a touch of the cat.”

  2. Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable…

    Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.

    • The two bushes looked up in surprise, and when they saw Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion and Sir Hokus, they fell into each other's branches and burst into the most uproarious laughter.

  3. Extremely funny

    Extremely funny; hilarious.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. In a mess

      In a mess; dishevelled, untidy.

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Derived

uproariously, uproariousness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA