uproarious
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up·roar·i·ous
(ŭp-rôr′ē-əs)adj.
1. Causing or accompanied by an uproar: an uproarious New Year's party.
2. Loud and full; boisterous: uproarious laughter.
3. Causing hearty laughter; hilarious: uproarious tales.
up·roar′i·ous·ly adv.
up·roar′i·ous·ness n.
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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
upˈroariously adv
upˈroariousness n
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up•roar•i•ous
(ʌpˈrɔr i əs, -ˈroʊr-)adj.
1. characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
2. making an uproar; confused and noisy.
3. very funny, as a person or situation.
4. very loud, as sounds or utterances.
5. expressed by or producing uproar.
[1810–20]
up•roar′i•ous•ly, adv.
up•roar′i•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | uproarious - uncontrollably noisy noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" |
2. | uproarious - marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" |
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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
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
hilarious serious, sad, tragic, mournful, morose, sorrowful
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Translations
صاخِب، مُجَلْجِل
bouřlivýjásavý
hávaîasamur
jasavý
gürültülü patırtılı
uproarious
[ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs] ADJ2. (= hilarious) [occasion] → divertidísimo; [comedy] → desternillante; [personality] → divertidísimo
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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
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uproarious
[ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs] adj (group, meeting) → chiassoso/a; (laughter) → fragoroso/a; (welcome) → entusiastico/a; (very funny, joke, mistake) → esilaranteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uproar
(ˈaproː) noun (an outbreak of) noise, shouting etc. The whole town was in (an) uproar after the football team's victory.
upˈroarious adjective very noisy, especially with much laughter. The team were given an uproarious welcome.
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