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uproarious
adjective up·roar·i·ous \ˌəp-ˈrȯr-ē-əs\
: very noisy
: extremely funny
Full Definition of UPROARIOUS
1
: marked by uproar
2
: very noisy and full
3
: extremely funny <an uproarious comedy>
— up·roar·i·ous·ly adverb
— up·roar·i·ous·ness noun
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First Known Use of UPROARIOUS
1800
Related to UPROARIOUS
- Synonyms
- antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, funny
- Antonyms
- humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
Rhymes with UPROARIOUS
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