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UPROARIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uproarious mean?
• UPROARIOUS (adjective)
The adjective UPROARIOUS has 2 senses:
1. uncontrollably noisy
2. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Familiarity information: UPROARIOUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uncontrollably noisy
Synonyms:
rackety; rip-roaring; uproarious
Similar:
noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)
Derivation:
uproar (loud confused noise from many sources)
uproar (a state of commotion and noise and confusion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Synonyms:
hilarious; screaming; uproarious
Context example:
uproarious stories
Similar:
Context examples
This laughter was uproarious and scornful, and at the same time the god pointed his finger derisively at White Fang.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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