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Antonyms for uproariously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhp-rawr-ee-uhs, -rohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈrɔr i əs, -ˈroʊr-



Definition of uproariously

Origin :
  • 1791, from uproar + -ous. Related: Uproariously.
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
  • As in hard : adv with great force
Example sentences :
  • The father smiles upon him and is at once uproariously happy.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • It was then about two in the morning, and we all singing, or what we thought was singing, most uproariously.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • Then he laughed again, hilariously, uproariously, and not for long.
  • Extract from : « Reels and Spindles » by Evelyn Raymond
  • Cooley greeted Mellin uproariously and Mr. Sneyd introduced the fat man.
  • Extract from : « His Own People » by Booth Tarkington
  • At this the children laughed so uproariously, the baby awoke and began to cry.
  • Extract from : « Brother Billy » by Frances Maragret Fox
  • The people are uproariously demonstrative; they are shouting: 'Huzza!
  • Extract from : « Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume » by Joseph Grego
  • You speak almost as uproariously as Neale does, said Ruth, smiling.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on Palm Island » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • They appear to have been uproariously and outrageously Irish.
  • Extract from : « The Irish at the Front » by Michael MacDonagh
  • So they came, and were welcomed, I was going to say, uproariously.
  • Extract from : « Pine Needles » by Susan Bogert Warner
  • It was Terry's turn to laugh now, which he did, though not uproariously, as I had.
  • Extract from : « My Friend the Chauffeur » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

Synonyms for uproariously

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