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uproarious [ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs] adj
1. causing or characterized by an uproar; tumultuous 2. extremely funny; hilarious 3. (of laughter) loud and boisterous uproariously adv uproariousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
uproarious adjective 1. riotous, wild, rowdy, disorderly, loud, noisy, turbulent, boisterous, tumultuous, unrestrained, tempestuous, rollicking, gleeful, clamorous He had spent several uproarious evenings at the Embassy Club. riotous quiet, peaceful, orderly, low-key, inaudible 2. hilarious, hysterical, very funny, side-splitting, killing (informal), rip-roaring (informal), convulsive (informal), rib-tickling, screamingly funny regaling the family with uproarious imitations of the local dialect hilarious serious, sad, tragic, mournful, morose, sorrowful Translations uproarious [ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs] ADJ 2. (= hilarious) [occasion] → divertidísimo; [comedy] → desternillante; [personality] → divertidísimo uproarious adj meeting → tumultartig; crowd → lärmend; laughter → brüllend; success, welcome → überwältigend, spektakulär; personality → überschäumend; (= very funny) joke → wahnsinnig komisch, zum Schreien pred; in uproarious spirits → in überschäumender Stimmung uproarious [ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs] adj (group, meeting) → chiassoso/a; (laughter) → fragoroso/a; (welcome) → entusiastico/a; (very funny, joke, mistake) → esilarante uproarious [ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs] adj (group, meeting) → chiassoso/a; (laughter) → fragoroso/a; (welcome) → entusiastico/a; (very funny, joke, mistake) → esilarante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Was this one of those jokes which used to reduce him to uproarious laughter, when his eyes would disappear and he was all gaping mouth and wagging beard, supremely indifferent to the gravity of all around him? At first our laughter was half-hearted, tinged with fear, but as we became convinced of his impotence we waxed uproarious. This laughter was uproarious and scornful, and at the same time the god pointed his finger derisively at White Fang. |
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