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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhp-rawr-ee-uhs, -rohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈrɔr i əs, -ˈroʊr- |
Definition of uproarious
Origin :- 1791, from uproar + -ous. Related: Uproariously.
- adj boisterous
- adj hilarious
- adj very funny
- For Tobe was rolling about the room in an ecstasy of uproarious mirth.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- The more part received the divine message in uproarious jubilation.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- I slunk on and on, shivering with cold, through the uproarious streets.
- Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
- Amid the uproarious merriment provoked by their speeches I sat in silence.
- Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
- Outside the most uproarious music could be heard: no one would have heard the cry for help.
- Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
- Uproarious and naïve are the humours of South Street, lying just behind us.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- With others he took part in the uproarious merriment of the occasion.
- Extract from : « The Kentucky Ranger » by Edward T. Curnick
- But his mirth was so uproarious this morning that it caused the father to look worried.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- Dick was uproarious in his applause whenever a man was killed.
- Extract from : « The Telegraph Boy » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
- Hence the dance that followed the banquet was an uproarious affair.
- Extract from : « Paul and the Printing Press » by Sara Ware Bassett
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