uproarious

== English == === Etymology === 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”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs Hyphenation: up‧roar‧i‧ous === Adjective === uproarious (comparative more uproarious, superlative most uproarious) Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar. Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter. Synonyms: uproarish; see also Thesaurus:noisy (by extension) Extremely funny; hilarious. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:funny (figuratively) In a mess; dishevelled, untidy. ==== Derived terms ==== uproariously uproariousness ==== Related terms ==== uproar uproarish uproarishly uproarishness ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === uproar (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia