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Added 9 October 2026

uproarious

/ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about uproarious at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Uncontrollably noisy.
Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter.
hilarious broad comedy

Origin

From uproar + -ious (a variant of -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”)).

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