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uproarious

up·roa·rious

UK/ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ US/ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/ uncommon

adjective

2.

marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

  • “hilarious broad comedy”
  • “a screaming farce”
  • “uproarious stories”
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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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