uproarious

American  

[uhp-rawr-ee-uhs, -rohr-] / ʌpˈrɔr i əs, -ˈroʊr- /

adjective

1. characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.

   Synonyms:

   turbulent, riotous, stormy

2. making an uproar; confused and noisy, as an assembly, person, etc.

3. very funny, as a person or situation.

4. very loud, as sounds or utterances.

5. expressed by or producing uproar.

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uproarious British  

/ ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs /

adjective

1. causing or characterized by an uproar; tumultuous

2. extremely funny; hilarious

3. (of laughter) loud and boisterous

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Other Word Forms

• uproariously adverb
• uproariousness noun

Etymology

Origin of uproarious

First recorded in 1810–20; uproar + -ious

Example Sentences

While only one piece of a much larger urban transformation, this uproarious structure, perched at the edge of the Basque city’s industrial waterfront, utterly transformed its image, giving birth to the overused phrase “Bilbao Effect.”

From Los Angeles Times

Kenyon’s dig at “uproarious pedantry” nods to James’s intellectual pretensions, which some courtiers derided—even though a learned monarch seems preferable to an ignorant one.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, suddenly, he was handed a microphone and enlisted as a simultaneous translator for Karel Lamač’s uproarious Jazz Age comedy about a proper Viennese girl who goes wild as a flapper.

From The Wall Street Journal

But even in that uproarious context, there are plenty of ways that fans still edge into dicey territory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Imagine such an uproarious response today, when merely confronted with a slightly bowed square canvas featuring thousands of tiny green and red dots.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• amusing
• comical
• humorous